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k Moldy tuna fish is nothing compared mfi 
k to the scum you’ll face battling Lord 7 ^ 
jk Contaminous and his gang of environmental *, 

* thugs on your NES™ and Game Boy®. 

But you’re Zen, a cosmic Ninja who’s ^ 
trying to prevent Earth from 
fjgf becoming a toxic wasteland. 

On your NES, fight through 12 of 
i the most hazardous levels you’ve ■ |v 
ever seen, with horizontal, vertical \iri 
I and 3/4 view scrolling, plus fluid Q 

* character movements that are hotter than a 
nuclear meltdown. 

Then grab your Game Boy and Photon-Stick, and 
sweep through 4 treacherous spew zones until you 
reach Lord Contaminous, who is waiting to trash you 
at the final waste dump. No doubt, if you’ve got the 
guts, these will be your toughest chores ever! 


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All Rights Reserved. Used with permission. Licensed exclusively by Surge 
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FACE BALL 2000... 

A WHOLE NEW WAY TO GET INTO VIDEO GAMES. 


Here’s your chance to wipe the smiles off those 
annoying happy faces once and for all! In FaceBall 
2000, “Have a Nice Day” takes on a whole new 
meaning— in first-person perspective, with 3D 
graphics and 360° maneuvering! 


Face evil Smiloids in 
CyberZone’s endless mazes. 


Bullet-Proof Software, Inc. • 8337 154th Ave. N.E. • Redmond, WA 98052 • (206) 861-9200 

Copyright ©1991,1992 Xanth Software F/X, Inc. All rights reserved. Original game and design ©1987. Distributed under license 
from Xanth Software F/X, Inc. FaceBall 2000 is a trademark of Bullet-Proof Software. Inc. Nintendo. Super Nintendo Entertainment 
System, Super NES and Game Boy are trademarks of Nintendo of America Inc. ©1991 Nintendo of America Inc. Bullet-Proof Software 
is a registered trademark of Bullet-Proof Software. Inc. ©1991 Bullet-Proof Software, Inc. 


Get into your game boy... 

And we mean into! FaceBall 2000 is a new 
virtual reality game for 1 to 4 players. You 
don’t just see your character, you are your 

character! You’ll feel 
like you’re actually 
inside your Game Boy 
as you move through 
CyberScape’s more than 
70 treacherous mazes — 
or the Arena, in fast-paced 
rounds of high-tech combat 

WATCH OUT! They only look happy! 

Push super nes to the limit? 

Come face-to-face with a super-mess of enemies 
— in full color with amazing 3D graphics! Enter 
the CyberZone where you’ll be surrounded by 
evil Smiloids lurking in an endless series of 
mazes. Defeat the Master Smiloid... or have a 
very bad day! Two-player split-screen action lets 
you battle it out in die Arena against a friend, or 
team up and face the evil Smiloids together. 

FaceBall 2000 for the Super NES. Don't miss it! 






















EGM 


May, 1993 

Volume 6, Issue 5 

I PUBLISHER, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF 

Steve Harris 

I EDITOR 

Ed Semrad 

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WFBE SORRY FOR BEING HONEST.. 

After the conference I called up some of the F ' 9hter 2 CE 

area to stop by for a visit After thp normal ■ i P es ln * be ^ an Francisco 
got around to one common subject - garni ZilwZwhvdidl SUb ' eCt a ' WaVS 
a 4?” was the standard question Unfortunately V d 0Ur game onl V S ei 
“The game only deserved a 4 ” Whiln nnt th answer was the same also, 
review, as phone cahscomein everv ZlL !'!™' had '° answer ,or 3 low 
zines, but telling it to people face to faro ic b( *!*f ms P ubllsh ed in our maga- 
thing to say to a product manao“ aM™ tZT 9 dif,eren '- "’ s *" easy 

hundreds, if not thousands of hours and ell 17 ' able ’ Wb ° haS probabl V 
making a game. It is doubly tough because comn 0f money inve sted in 

review will mean smaller sales in the stores not mllff *"7 ' hat 3 ' 0W number 
the games, but also from smaller initial . 1 ,,^ ° , y ,TOm fewer Payers buying 

We happen to be the m*r ,ba la ^chains. 9 
buyers. They take our reviews into cln JS u many 0f the video 9 a ™ 
wide purchases. It is quite a responsibility they make their nation ' 

ago, our reviews will always represent our honl"^ 9 h ° a,S th3t Steve set years 
games. This attitude also carries throunh a n Unblased °P m 'ons of the 
While other magazines ma JZt a, ‘° f he Sectlons in the magazine, 

smiling faces, that type of facade is easy ^ 6Very game gets 

ignore the ratings and quickly lose faith^n th * hro “ gh a " d p,ayers start to 
The same attitude go2s to mm ,T* 9 "* ° f the magazlne ' 

you what is in this issue. But that just reoeaN th Tm P ' ay rt Safe and just teH 
will see opinions about the indust^he^ Su e Ltl ^ ?“■ V ° U 
ters from the companies and readers about an l h * ° f a " 9ry C8,,S and let ' 
regarding a particular systemn„!1^ 1ythln ? ne 9 ative that I wrote 
thoughts from someone new to the industry edltorla,s aren t J ust random 
been to over 25 Consumed Ell on' , ^ m °T ° f the 0ld timers - ha ™g 
European trade shows. After a while it isn’Hon d rf d * 0Z |! nS ° f Japanese and 
the lines to see what a company is really saying oTdotog 6 “h'®'° r6ad b6,Ween 

voice in the industry If we aet a thousand i « m * f nd you ’ tbe readers do have a 

are worried that fh^migh^ Mntendo may takTjuttoe bloH wbo 

Mortal Kombat (as we have) that mpccor, •„ . 0Ut the b 00d and Natalities in 
be at Nintendo. It ma S ’dE * PaSSed 0n ,0 ,be Powers that 
the message to ta VitT'° * B ' 9 ' N ' but we arb here to gei 
Don’t just stop there, though We are stertino ^ make 3 difference! 

jects in our letters column Let us know wn 9 * ffer m ° re controvers| a' sub- 
moment to let us know w^S" yd “ r dpmion - Aad « b ally, take a 

evolving, and with your input, the biggest and be^h stoVon 

Ed Semrad 
Editor 





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Sabretooth growls his defiance Galops 
needs Archangels razor sharp blades 
to help M^fiforawfer send him tac* 
to +jis maKer 


G/dops watches -for Sentinel attars 
as Gambit uses Neman’s bn<j<}e 
to annihilate the hevenrg Sentjne/. 


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GAMES DIRECTORY 


2Galt 

136 

Magical Chase 

32 

2020 Baseball 

94 

Mario is Missing 

114-15 

A Rank Thunder 

74 

Mega Man 6 

70 

After Burner 3 

30 

Mutant League Footbal 

1 28 

Alien 3 

90 

Neugier 

68 

Aliens vs. Predator 

120 

Phantasy Star IV 

88 

Amazing Tennis 

137 

NBA JAM 

56 

American Gladiators 

139 

R.B.I. ‘93 

138 

Batman: R.O.T.J. 

80 

Ring Rage 

150 

Battle Grand Prix 

26 

Riot Zone 

32 

Battletoads 

151 

Road Rash 2 

86 

Battletoads/D. D. 

146-47 

Rolo to the Rescue 

84 

Bio-Metal 

94 

Sat. Night Slam Masters 

58 

Bonk 3 

142 

Septentrion 

70 

Brawl Brothers 

122 

Shadow of the Beast 2 

86 

Bubsy 

28 

Sorcerer's Kingdom 

134 

C+C Make Your... 

141 

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 

80 

Casino Kid 2 

148 

Sonic Wings 

74 

Chakan 

80 

Spellcraft 

124 

Cool Spot 

28 

Spider-Man 3 

96 

Cyborg Justice 

130-31 

StarFox 

112-13 

Double Dragon 

156 

Street Fighter 2 

102-09 

Doremon 

72 

Super Air Diver 

94 

Dream Probe 

26 

Super Side Kicks 

34 

Duck Tales 2 

32 

Super Turrican 

96 

Esperanza 

72 

Super Widget 

126 

Exile 2 

96 

TMNT: Hyperstone Heist 

78 

Flashback 

24 

Taz-Mania 

118 

G-2 

92 

The Great Battle III 

68 

General Chaos 

92 

The Lost Vikings 

26 

Gods 

84 

The Magical Quest 

84 

Golden Axe 3 

92 

The Punisher 

58 

Gradius 2 

144-45 

Tiny Toon Adventures 

86 

Haunting 

90 

Ultimate Fighter 

116 

Jungle Strike 

128-29 

WWF Royal Rumble 

90 

Kick & Rush Soccer 

74 

Wing Commander 

78 

Kirby’s Dreamland 

96 

Y’slV: Mask of the Sun 

66 

Mad Dog McCree 

140 

Yoshi’s Cookie 

34 


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INSERT COIN 

4 

INTERFACE: LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 14 

REVIEW CREW 

24 

SOFTWARE CALENDAR 

36 

EGM TOP TEN 

40 

GAMING GOSSIP 

46 

EGM EXPRESS 

SO 

LEADING EDGE 

56 

GAME DOCTOR 

62 

TRICKS OF THE TRADE 

78 

GAME CONTESTS 

54,149,160 

HIGH SCORES 

177 

Tii' l VlAihllLlRL'lhlb 

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HOT HITS FROM THE ORIENT! 66 

The epic journey of Adol continues in Y’s IV: Mask of the Sun. 

Plus, shooting action with Esperanza and mystery with A-Rank. 


THE LATEST AND GREATEST! 88 

The first pix of Sega’s Phantasy Star IV for the Genesis. 

Thrill to Alien 3, General Chaos, G-2 and Spider-Man 3! 


SPECIAL FEATURE 


STREET FIGHTER SPECTACULAR! 102 

We’ve got the hot new pix for Street Fighter 2 on the Genesis. 

This Champion Edition is sure to blow your mind! 


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CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK! 

Jez San of Argonaut Software talks about his work on the Super 
FX chip, debuting in Nintendo’s new space shooter, StarFox. 


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THE BIGGEST AND BEST!! 

■ FACT-FILES 

SUPER NES TIMES 112 

Save the Rairatto System from the clutches of the evil Emperor 
Androv in StarFox with the new Super FX chip! Mario takes a back 
seat to his brother in Mario is Missing; see if you have what it takes to 
be the Ultimate Fighter; spin to take out your foes in Taz-mania, and 
prey on the aliens with your extensive weaponry in Aliens vs. 

Predator. Plus, the action, magic and fun of Brawl Brothers, 

Spellcraft and Super Widget. 



OUTPOST SEGA 128 

Take command of special forces in the action-packed sequel Jungle 
Strike. Get ready for some futuristic combat in Cyborg Justice! Or, if 
you’re in the mood for some sports competition, try to ace your oppo¬ 
nent in Amazing Tennis, clobber your rival in American Gladiators, or 
batter up for R.B.I. ‘93. Plus, 2Galt and Sorcerer’s Kingdom. 

For the Sega CD, C+C’s Make Your Own Music Video will really 
make you sweat! Plus, trouble in the Old West with Mad Dog McCree. 


■ 


TEAM DUO 

Destroy the Gofer Empire in Gradius 2, the sequel to the arcade 
classic Lifeforce. Take a shot at Riot Zone and Bonk 3, too! 

142 

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NINTENDO FORCE 

The Ultimate Team has arrived: Battletoads and Double Dragon fight 
the Dark Queen together. Ante up for Casino Kid 2 by Sofel. 

146 

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CLUB GAMEBOV 

Those tough-skinned frogs are back! Battletoads for the GameBoy in 
this issue, and get your gloves laced up for Ring Rage! 

ISO 

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SUPER GEAR 

Brawlin’ brothers Billy and Jimmy Lee are back for some more 
fighting action in Double Dragon from Virgin. 

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| Barkley’s Monster Dunk 
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Malone’s In-Your-Face Jam. 

Rice’s 360° Slam. Manning’s 
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SF2 FOR GENESIS LIVES! 

I have access to a computer bul¬ 
letin board system and I have seen 
information that states Capcom will 
be bringing Street Fighter II: Cham¬ 
pion Edition to the Sega Genesis. I 
own a Super NES and I feel that 
Capcom is abandoning me and all 
those who bought a copy of SF2 for 
the Super NES. 

Mark Kurt 
Louisville, KY 

I was wondering if Street Fighter II 
is coming out on the Genesis? I just 
love the game. My parents won’t let 
me have two 16-Bit systems, so I 
was just wondering if it will be avail¬ 
able any time soon. Also, what will 
be the meg of this cart and what 
kind of six button controller will come 
out for it? 

Daniel Dresser 
Vacaville, CA 

If Street Fighter is supposedly 
coming out on the Genesis, I have a 
few burning questions for you: 

(1) Could it ever be better than the 
current SF2 for the Super NES? 

(2) Will it have the same awesome 
music as the Super NES? 

(3) And even the most important 
question of all, will it be Champion 
Edition? 

(4) Will the SF2 CE Turbo version 
then come out for the Super NES? 
Thanks guys, I know you have the 
answers. 

Mike Morino 
Ventura, CA 



It finally happened! Street Fighter II CE is 
coming to the Sega Genesis in June! 

(Ed. As you can see by the cover of 
this issue, SF2 CE is indeed coming 
to the Genesis this June. Capcom 
officially announced the game on 
March 10, 1992 and at that time they 
also stated that a new Genesis ver¬ 
sion of their 6 button SF2 stick 
would be coming out later this sum¬ 
mer. Sega also plans to have their 6 
button controller out this summer. 
The Genesis SF2 CE will be 16 meg 
and Capcom states that it would 
cost the same as the Super NES 
version. From what we saw of the 
game the sounds and music are 
excellent. The control is good and 
the characters move very fast on the 
screen. The reduced color palette is 
noticeable but not objectionable. 
There will be improvements over the 
Super NES version (do a perfect 
round and the game says ‘perfect’) 
and it appears to be an awesome 
cart. As to a Super NES version... 
Capcom U.S. won’t say, but sources 
in Japan are already talking about a 
new Super Famicom SF2 cart. 
Whether it will be Turbo CE or just 
CE has not been confirmed yet.) 


STARFOX 2 IS ON ITS WAY! 

I bought the Japanese version of 
StarFox and I think it’s the most 
incredible game I’ve ever seen! The 
action is mind-boggling and the 
sound effects are some of the best 
ever! I would love to personally con¬ 
gratulate Nintendo for their excellent 
work in designing the SFX Chip for 
the best game on the market! Any 
word on a sequel? 

Raymond Jones 
Beaver, OH 

As soon as I saw your preview pic¬ 
tures of StarFox in the February 
issue, I just knew I had to run out to 
the store and purchase it as soon as 
it came out. Well, I did and I love it! 
The missions are all long and chal¬ 
lenging and the music is way above 
average! My question to you is: how 
long has Nintendo been working on 
this elusive SFX Chip? It seems that 
StarFox has just grazed the surface 
of what this chip can do! Will there 
be a sequel or any other games like 
it in the future? 

Erik Swanson 
Minneapolis, MN 

(Ed. Surprise! Nintendo didn’t design 
the Super FX chip nor can they 
claim complete credit for StarFox! 
Both of these projects come from 
Argonaut Software in England! 
Check out our exclusive, revealing, 
Behind the Screens at Argonaut 
Software (page 110) for the REAL 
story that Nintendo will not talk 
about regarding the chip and game!) 


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LETTER OF THE MONTH! 



The Road Avenger ad with the 
alleged subliminal message? 
WIN AN EGM T-SHIRT! 

If you think you can be as 
loonie as Jon, we want to 
hear what you have to 
say. Just don’t try to fool 
us with the phony “I’m seri¬ 
ous” story. If you’re weird 
enough, we’ll send you an 
EGM T-Shirt that you can 
wear with pride at the 
funny farm! 


"Dear EGM, 

...Subliminal advertising focuses towards our sub¬ 
conscious minds. I am doing a research paper on 
how companies use this form of advertising to 
exploit the general public... I believe that Renova¬ 
tion uses it. It’s the ad for Road Avenger. If you 
take a look at the open mouth, you’ll see that 
aligned with the mouth are cracks in the wind¬ 
shield that form the letters S, E, and X...Compa¬ 
nies make a lot of money doing this. Show this to 
everyone at the office and see what they think of 
this. 

P.S. If you decide to publish this letter, PLEASE 
don’t publish it as the Psycho letter because I am 
dead serious about this.” Jon P., Horsham, PA 
Jon P. of Horsham, PA almost had us 
fooled into believing the research paper 
story until Scanman, our resident loonie, 
spent two weeks with the ad and found 
something that looked like the letters. Are 
we close Jon? No one else saw it. Anyway, 
anybody who spends hours looking at ads 
for secret messages is as 
crazy as they come.Try 
getting a life Jon, 
there is a real 
world out there! 
You might try playing 
video games too! But don’t 
look at every screen for 
messages though. 



FULDIGAN, HA! 

I have just received your April 
issue, and the first thing that I did 
was to look for your April Fools joke. 
After finding the phony listing of the 
Jaguar games in the Software Cal¬ 
endar, I had to immediately rush this 
letter to you in hopes that I might win 
some kind of prize for being the first 
to respond. 

Roger Bench 
Orlando, FL 

While I was reading my newly 
arrived April issue of EGM, I found 
your annual April Fools Joke. In your 
Software Calendar, a new section 
listing Jaguar games caught my eye 
especially since I know the system 
hasn’t been released yet. Sure 
enough, the games were Virtua 
Pong 64, Adventure 199X and Yar’s 
Revenge 2.1 find this an excellent 
attack on Atari’s vaporware promis¬ 
es about this system. While this 
prank is unlikely to cause interna¬ 
tional mania that your infamous 
Sheng Long trick resulted in last 
year, I suppose it is possible that I 
will soon see a bunch of clueless 
gamers lining up at Electronic’s Bou¬ 
tique to buy Virtua Pong 64. Keep 
up the good work! 

Teddy Schall 
San Francisco, CA 

I am pleased to say that I found 
the April Fools trick on page 37 in 
the April issue of your awesome 
mag. Virtua Pong 64, Adventure 
199X and Yar’s Revenge 2 definitely 
sound like Jaguar games. I’m sure 
you’ll probably get letters from peo¬ 
ple that believed it. Do I get a game? 

James Mohr 
Brooklyn Park, MN 

I must admit that you guys had me 
fooled! I never would have thought 
about looking in the Software Calen¬ 
dar for an April Fools trick. I thought 
for sure it would be the Psycho Let¬ 
ter or even Power Modeler from the 
Next Wave section. Keep up the 
awesome news in the best maga¬ 
zine around! 

Tony Reno 
Las Vegas, NV 


You people are very cruel when it 
comes to April Fools pranks! Last 
year, the vapor-hero legend Sheng 
Long, now a vapor-system and 
games! When I saw that you added 
a new spot for the anticipated 
Jaguar game system in the Software 
Calendar, I almost cried! I was ready 
to blow another paycheck on this hot 
game system to add to my collec¬ 
tion. However, my jaw dropped to 
the ground when I saw those heart 
breaking, phony, third-party software 
titles. I know, I should have been 
prepared. Hopefully, some day 
soon, the Atari 64-Bit Jaguar will 
claw its way to reality and take the 
world by surprise! It’s the stuff 
dreams are made of. 

Casey D. Watkins 
Lawndale, CA 


(Ed. Looking at the postmarked date 
on your envelope James, Roger’s 
entry beat yours by a week. And 
Roger, just how did you receive your 
issue so quickly? Are you one of the 
readers who bought the exclusive 
$500 Gold Seal Subscription pro¬ 
gram where the mag is sent out Fed 
Ex from the printer? Anyway Roger, 
since you were the first to get us your 
letter about your findings, we will be 
sending you an entire set of extreme¬ 
ly rare golden Street Fighter II coins, 
a copy of the Genesis version of SF2 
Champion Editionand a funky-cool 
In Your Face T-Shirt to proudly dis¬ 
play to all your jealous friends. What 
else would you expect from the 
biggest and best video game maga¬ 
zine! Enjoy those prizes and stay 
tuned for next year’s surprise!) 


16 Electronic Gaming Monthly 











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VIOLENCE IN SPORTS GAMES... 

I’m writing in response to the arti¬ 
cle printed in the April issue of EGM 
written by Phil Mushnick of the NY 
Post. I believe it is sick that some¬ 
one would go so far to proving his 
point. He couldn’t possibly believe 
that Madden and the NHLPA con¬ 
done violence. It’s a video game for 
goodness sake! Any kid, however, 
who cannot depict the difference 
between an injured player and the 
same in a video game should have 
his parents checked out, not the kid. 
Comparing a video game to real life 
is exceptionally sick on Mr. Mush- 
nick’s part. All the letter does is 
prove his ignorance in writing it. 

Travis Ransom 
Evanston, IL 

I have decided to respond to your 
request for opinions concerning Mr. 
Mushnick’s article in the New York 
Post. I would say, “Yo, Phil, GET A 
LIFE!!”. His story (or fairy tale) is a 
good example of irresponsible jour¬ 
nalism and a lack of knowledge 
about his subject matter and that is 
sickening. First, he doesn't sound 
like a person who has played elec¬ 
tronic games of any kind. Second, 
he would have us believe the ‘chil¬ 
dren’ he is talking about are no more 
than toddlers who must be saved 
from this great evil. Maybe Mr. 
Mushnick will someday have an 
open mind and play some of these 
games. 

David Ernest 
Juniata, NE 

The article written by Mr. Phil 
Mushnick angered me so much that 
as soon as I read it I got up to write 
this letter. Mr. Mushnick has proba¬ 
bly never played a video game in his 
life. I’m sure that if he played one he 
would have seen just how good they 
are. I don’t look for violence, I look 
for good games that won’t bore me 
after a while. Sadly, violence is a 
part of our everyday lives and if Phil 
doesn’t understand that, maybe he 
should come out of the closet and 
open his eyes. 

Eric Flanagan 
Manasota, FL 


Our dear friend, Phil Mushnick, is 
obviously suffering from some sort 
of dementia created by a lack of 
touch with our society. In his article, 
he viciously attacks two games 
which portray two of the most violent 
sports in our country. I don’t feel that 
the games discussed in the article 
glamorize violence! And certainly, 

Mr. Mushnick, video games are not 
the culprit in shaping a violent soci¬ 
ety. Try viewing five minutes of tele¬ 
vision and witness the violence that 
millions of Americans watch. 

Scott Hunt 
Louisville, KY 

I was very entertained by the Psy¬ 
cho Letter of the Month concerning 
Phil Mushnick in your April issue. 
First of all, you guys are right. The 
writer of the article is very biased, 
but in a way, the guy has a point. 

The games are violent, but he did 
not consider the fact that the vio¬ 
lence is all in fun, and most of all, it’s 
just a game! The violence is not to 
encourage more violence, or as the 
writer said, child abuse. Get real! 
Does this guy seriously think that 
Sega and Nintendo are trying to pro¬ 
mote child abuse? The violence is 
simply slapstick humor like you’d 
find on any Saturday morning car¬ 
toon. This is all fun and nobody is 
getting hurt. Mr. Mushnick needs to 
educate himself before he writes a 
biased article like that again. 

Scott Jones 
Lee’s Summit, MO 

I thought Mr. Mushnick was drunk 
when he wrote his article. It had very 
little, if any, basis in reality. First, 
Nintendo has very little violence in 
its games. It’s not as if Mario chases 
after Bowser with a gun. Second, I 
was insulted about what Phil said of 
Sega’s Madden games and how he 
thinks that we all want to see players 
get hurt or paralyzed. That’s not the 
case at all. Who would want to see a 
professional athlete who worked all 
their lives have it suddenly taken 
away? I don’t know what’s wrong 
with this guy but I think he has 
mush for brains. 

Michael-X 
Fitchburg, MA 


I just received your April issue in 
the mail and I couldn’t believe what I 
was reading when I turned to the 
Psycho Letter of the Month. Well Mr. 
Mushnick, you say that the people at 
Nintendo, Sega as well as the entire 
NHLPA can go straight to hell? If 
that’s the case, I feel you can go 
right along with them. To even sug¬ 
gest that sports video games are 
promoting violence in everyday life 
is the biggest load of B.S. I have 
heard in years. Let’s start off with 
what you said about Toys ‘R Us. 
Since when are they “a headquar¬ 
ters for kids looking to get a leg up 
on the brutal world that awaits 
them?” You make a toy store look 
like a war command post. If you 
really want to see violence in a 
game, why don’t you go down to the 
local arcade and play a game of 
Mortal Kombat with all the gore 
switches turned on? Judging from 
your article, this game might send 
you crying home to mommy. 

Mike Pries 
Chicago Heights, IL 



According to Mr. Mushnick, Madden 
Football teaches kids violence in sports. 

(Ed. This is the first round of letters 
from players about Mr. Mushnick’s 
columns on violence in video games 
(see our April Psycho letter of the 
month for the whole article). The atti¬ 
tudes of the game players range 
from total disbelief to anger which 
we have never heard before. 

Believe me, I searched high and 
low, and of all the letters we 
received, nobody took his side of the 
story. Keep the letters coming in and 
it would also be good to hear from 
parents as to whether you see your 
children developing violent attitudes 
because they play video games.) 


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THE DEBATE CONTINUES 

Why is it that every game that 
comes to U.S. radically changes 
from the Japanese counterpart? For 
instance, take the awesome game 
called Ranma 1/2.1 have both Super 
Famicom versions and they’re 
incredible! But I ask you, why did 
Irem have to change the characters 
when they released Street Combat 
on the Super NES? Did they feel 
that Americans wouldn’t like the pre¬ 
sent characters or understand the 
intricate story that surrounds the ani¬ 
mation series that this game is 
based on? I really wish some com¬ 
panies would leave the games the 
way they are. 

Michael Tiefen 
Los Angeles, CA 

These ridiculous changes have got 
to stop! What I’m talking about is the 
video game characters that come 
from Japan and end up getting 
butchered by the American compa¬ 
nies to suit ‘our needs.’ Changes like 
converting the ultra-cool Ranma 1/2 
characters into all new people in 
Irem’s Street Combat and complete¬ 
ly taking out Bonk’s strange transfor¬ 
mation in the Japanese version only 
hurt the game’s quality. 

Samuel Brewer 
Springfield, IL 


Are these changes really that drastic? 

Write a response and let us know! 

(Ed. While games go through many 
changes before they reach the mar¬ 
ket, many of the companies make 
special changes based upon the 
familiarity of the game characters. 
Since a Ranma 1/2 cartoon never 
aired on T. V. in America, and can 
only be seen by watching translated 
tapes, the popularity of the charac¬ 
ters seemed weak and the changes 
were probably made based on that 
assumption. Besides, if you never 
bought the Japanese versions of 
these games, the changes would be 
unnoticeable anyway.) 











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CES. WHEN, WHERE, COST? 

After reading about all the exciting 
things that went on at the WCES in 
Las Vegas, I asked my father if he 
would drive me to Chicago for the 
Summer CES in June. If I can get 
tickets for it, he said he would drive 
me. Some of my friends said it isn’t 
open to the public but others say I 
can get in. So I’ve come to you for 
the real answer, CAN I GET IN? 
When is the exact dates, where can 
I get tickets and how much are they? 

Chris Clarkson 
Tecumseh, ONT 



Once again, the Consumer Electronics 
Show will be open to the public. 


(Ed. Start packing your bags Chris! 
Once again, the Chicago Summer 
Consumer Electronics Show will be 
open to the public. Because of the 
phenomenal success of the last 
show - almost 100,000 people came 
to see the newest gadgets and giz¬ 
mos on Consumer Day, the honchos 
who run the CES have decided to 
open the gates to the public on Sun¬ 
day, June 6th. For more show infor¬ 
mation you can call 1-800-338-6901. 
For advanced tickets call 1-312-559- 
1212) 

RATED 'R'? 

Today, video games are much 
more advance than before. They 
seem to cater more to the older 
audience too. As many American 
gamers know, Japanese games 
have more blood and violence and 
also show a lot more skin than U.S. 
titles. Can we expect to see these 
types of games coming to the U.S. 
in the near future? 

Doug Masin 
Columbus, OH 



Dragon Knight is one of the many games 
with an adult oriented theme.. 


(Ed. Don’t expect to see anything 
very risque on the game systems in 
the near future. Remember that the 
Japanese attitude towards nudity 
and violence is entirely different than 
that of the ours. To them it is not a 
big deal, while here the companies 
have to be concerned about parents. 

Looking at our game companies, 
there is Nintendo where seeing 
blood in a game is unheard of; 

Sega, where blood is OK but nudity 
is a no-no (remember Stormlord); 
and 777 where the conservative 
approach to the subject seems to be 
the way they are going to go. Mortal 
Kombat will probably be the land¬ 
mark game which will at least loosen 
up the violence standards.) 

WHERE ARE? 

While flipping through all of my 
older back issues, I came across 
some games that you have men¬ 
tioned but I haven’t seen anything 
yet. For example, you mentioned 
Dark Wizard would be coming out 
for the Sega CD. Since there is a 
real lack of RPGs on this expensive 
CD unit, I guess this is the one I’ll 
have to stand in line for. 

Brian Minster 
Campbell, NY 


In the August issue of EGM (num¬ 
ber 37), you gave a sneak preview 
of Super Star Wars. On page 94 in 
the lower column of photos you 
showed Luke Skywalker in the trash 
compactor. I’ve played this game 
every day and have never come 
across this part of the game. Does 
this involve a trick or something? 

B.J. Jones 
Palos Verdes, CA 


At my local video store, they have 
a game called John Madden: Cham¬ 
pion Edition for the Genesis that is 
only available for rental. Since it is 
always checked out, I have never 
been able to see what this game is 
all about. Although I was discour¬ 
aged, I went to every toy and elec¬ 
tronic store in the area and they said 
they’ve never even heard of this 
game! Was this simply a mix-up at 
the video store? 


John Schlottman 
Baltimore, MD 



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Madden Champion Edition could find its 
way into retail stores soon! 


(Ed. Okay Brian, we’ll start with your 
question. Yes, Dark Wizard will be 
coming out from Sega for the Sega 
CD in July. You’ll be seeing more of 
this game from EGM in the future 
months as well. 

B.J., your question took a little 
more research. After a call to JVC, 
we were informed that the version 
which we took pictures of at CES 
was a preliminary copy of Super Star 
Wars. That scene in the trash com¬ 
pactor was taken out to fit the memo¬ 
ry requirements of the cartridge. 

Last but not least, John. Madden 
Champion Edition was developed by 
Electronic Arts strictly for rental pur¬ 
poses. Super Bowl teams are the 
only real addition but this game has 
become quite a hot commodity. Elec¬ 
tronic Arts has given some serious 
thought to the phenomenal demand 
for this game and may even start 
selling it throughout the country 
sometime soon. A few video stores 
are even reporting that the cus¬ 
tomers are keeping the game and 
paying the $150 penalty fee! For 
more information on Madden Cham¬ 
pion Edition, check out the Sports 
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The big boss man 
got stuck in the New 
York blizzard and 
was forced to play 
GB Tetris for 4 days! 
Current Favorite Games: 
Street Fighter 2 CE; 
StarFox; Cool Spot 


ED SEMRAD 



Ed’s been on the 
road so much he is 
becoming as elusive 
as Sushi. He’s seen 
a lot of good games! 
Current Favorite Games: 
Rebel Assault; Empire 
Strikes Bark; Arty L. 


MARI 



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Martin has been get¬ 
ting into more of the 
game music. Star-, 
Fox is way cool. 

Current Favorite Games: 
StarFox; Street Fighter 
2 CE; Jungle Strike; 
Cyber Rare CD; Plak 


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1 Flashback 1 

Action/Adventure 

Now 

6 levels 

12 Meg 



U.S. Gold has really struck it with 
Flashback, their new action/adven¬ 
ture release for the Genesis! 

You are special agent Conrad in 
charge of Molecular density analyzer 
glasses. These technologically 
advanced glasses enable you to see 
aliens posing as humans. The evil 
aliens have discovered the invention 
and have erased your memory! Hide 
out in the jungle, but keep your 
weapons close to you in case... 

Cool cinema intermissions add to 
the life-like animations in your quest. 
This is more than just an action 
game, though - you’ll have to use 
your brain to survive and remember 
the past. Can you do it? 


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D mation throughouB^Bre game. While 
there really wasr^^^^Bjsic, the sound 
effects really helj^^^^rone of the game. 
It’s kind of a short adventure, though. 



Sushi has been 
camped out on Cap- 
corn’s front door 
waiting to play more 
Genesis SF2CE! 
Current Favorite Games: 
Genesis SF2CE; SF2CE; 
SF2CE; SF2CE; SF2CE. 


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owners. This cart A cool story 

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made for the Gen^j^^fe action is non¬ 
stop, and it really^^^^BfOu’re playing 
a movie! My onh^Bc^Kn is that you 
get a joystick, belHj^R generic Sega 
controllers aren’t p^^p enough to han¬ 
dle the diagonal j^Bons necessary for 
some of the specialized techniques. 









































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Super NES 


Hudson 


Super NES Renovation 


Super NES 


Interplay 



Hudson Soft brings you all the 
grandeur of racing in Battle Grand 
Prix for the Super NES! 

Custom build your auto for 
Formula-1 style racing. Try your new 
wheels on any of the international 
race tracks. Maneuver quickly 
through the turns as you compete 
against the computer, or provide 
your own competition via a friend in 
the two-player mode. Buckle up, 
there are 3 difficulty levels 

It’s interesting that Hudson would put this 
game up against thfl^B 7’ enhanced 
racers filled with ^^pWandy. Being a 
fan of top-down c^^^yiowever, I had 
hoped that this ^^^^Bht have some 
new spins on th^n^VAIthough there 
are some cool t0 master, the 

action never really grabbed me. Average. 

I really enjoy playing racing games but 
unfortunately this oo^Bfet doesn’t hold 
my interest. The c^Rent overhead dis¬ 
play with an annG^HKt screen is the 
real turn off beca^^fy^Ran’t see what’s 
coming up. The options is nice 

but other than tnl^^Ppst a simple rac¬ 
ing game without much flair. 

This is not one of the better racing carts 
for the Super NES.^^^Bphics are OK 
and there are tons^^^Ris and special 
features to pleas^^^racing fan. The 
game play is lacki^^^R control depart¬ 
ment and havirJ^^^Bscreen for the 
one-player mod^^^R^ The game ends 
up being another average racer. 

One of the things I really like about Battle 
Grand Prix is the n^Bbus option set¬ 
tings. You can cu^flrce this game like 
no other racinc^^B^before it, and 
choose from sej^R^^prent types of 
races and cour^^^^Rs wrong? The 
perspective stim^^Prturns are blind 
turns, and without some control, forget it. 


Dream Probe 



Imagine all your worst dreams 
coming true! That’s exactly what 
Renovation has in store for you in 
Dream Probe. 

A young girl is trapped in science 
invention: a dream machine. You, a 
prominent U.S. scientist must go in 
to save her. Battle her most heinous 
dreams set inside a futuristic city 
filled with cybernetic creatures. Mas¬ 
ter 10 weapons and choose a diffi¬ 
culty setting challenging for you! 

Although DP boasts some interesting 
effects, there realIBHHhything mind- 
blowing here. Yo^^^^our standard 
scrolling hack-an^^Byserved up in a 
package that isn’HK^^R kind of weird. 
The action nevefcj^j^Hats up and the 
linear style of a little too easy 

and repetitive for my tastes. _ 

I was really expecting more from Dream 
Probe. There is a g^BBriety in the lev¬ 
els with plenty of m^^rcenery to look at, 
but when you P , 3J^HRS ie you find the 
power-ups are ra^Rr^And the bosses 
slow down the^R^Ho much. The 
music seems a^^^RJetitive and the 
sounds just don’t grab you. _ 

Dream Probe looks and plays like an imi¬ 
tation of the Valis ^^^BThe graphics 
are above average^^^B, but the over¬ 
all look is thin. character is 

choppy and the p^^^R are unimpres¬ 
sive. Some of ^^^Rs are big, but 
there is a lot of Overall just an 

average game. _ 

At first glance, Dream Probe sounds inter¬ 
esting, and the graB^^Bem calm and 
pleasant. Once yoi^^^ro the game, the 
constant flickerin^^B^low-down get 
very annoying, €nc^R music never 
changes betwauy^Rrs! The action 
moves too slow.^^^Rrcan power up so 
easily that the challenge just isn’t there. 



Sound asleep, three Vikings are 
suddenly pulled from their beds by a 
spaceship! And so begins the story 
of The Lost Vikings, Interplay’s 
unique puzzler for the Super NES. 

The Scandinavian trio must 
escape from their alien abductors 
and get back to their homeland. But 
first, they’ll have to make it through a 
maze of traps to reach gates which 
may (or may not) warp them home. 
Test your manhood with the Vikings! 


Although credit must be given to The Lost 
Vikings creators fot^VTing out a solid 
package of suped^Risual and audio: 
enhancements, th^H^play didn’t turn 
me on. I liked tf^Bs^Pat The Vikings 
put on the run-^R^^M puzzlers, but 
having to pilot al^^^neroes to the exit 
individually quickly became redundant. 

Another excellent job f rom Interplay! 
Once you play yoi^g^^tfed with excel¬ 
lent soundtracks of bass! The 

puzzles get very^Hj^Rbut are never 
very frustrating^R^Ring characters 
have their own^^^^Rties complete 
with comical antl^^P* game is a defi¬ 
nite must-get! 

Interplay came up with a unique way of 
blending action aiy^^de games and 
has a winner on t^^R^R. Great graph¬ 
ics and excellent ^R^Ripport are only 
the beginning <^^H^Bperb cart. The 
game play is fill^Rjj^Rficult but inter¬ 
esting puzzlesl^^^Pm the levels are 
huge and require tons of maneuvers. 

The Lost Vikings?? From the sound of the 
title, it would app^^^^^ou’re in for a 
boring game. Acti^^^^Rost Vikings is 
one of the best S^R^K puzzle/action 
games I’ve seen^R^Re. The music is 
awesome!!! Th^Hd^Rand animation 
are excellent, a^^^Pffiallenge is right 
on target. Get this before it’s gone! 


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Genesis 

Sega 

L. Cool Spot 

Action 

Now 

12+ Levels 

8 Meg 

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May 


8 Meg 




Bubsy the Bobcat is prowling onto 
the Super NES with help from his 
friends at Accolade. 

Journey throughout four worlds to 
pick up as many yarn balls as you 
can but beware of the evil Woolies! 

These nasty yarn balls could mean 
the destruction of the world, not to 
mention you! You’ll encounter many 
obstacles, like the flying fish; you 
look very munchable to them! Have 
a ball - a yarn ball, that is! 

While I enjoyed the detail in Bubsy, the Cool Spot is a right-on-target action win- 


You’ve got a Spot on your Gene¬ 
sis! Cool Spot by Virgin combines 
action and attitude to create one of 
the coolest games yet! 

Spot is in pursuit of his kidnapped 
friends. Only this sud-shooting spot 
can save them. You will travel from 
the beach loaded with crabs to the 
inner workings of a wall infested with 
mice! Watch Spot’s life meter: it will 
show you how much he can take! 
Stick around to see if Spot can do it! 


play mechanics 
technique to leai 1 
this cart down a cot 
elements are here^ 
that similar gar 
found here. The 


'a diversified 
ster brought 
ft points. All the 
lot of the finesse 
emand just isn’t 
Is are long, however, 


and the game does have its moments. 


ner from Virgin! Tj 
some great sighl 
interaction and c 
right to deliver 
up a host of s| 
sonality in the S| 



is filled with 
nds, and the 
tweaked just 
>nse and open 
[ques. The per- 
Ifcters is captured 


perfectly and the game is a lot of fun! 


Don’t like to play by the rules? 
Mutant League Football by Electron¬ 
ic Arts is for you! If you think a call 
wasn’t fair, kill the referee! 

You have 19 teams to choose 
from and have 19 stadiums to play 
in. Even if you select the best team, 
there are flaming pits and land 
mines to run interference. 

Play against the computer or chal¬ 
lenge a “friend” for an all-out pigskin 
mutant brawl! 

Although I appreciate the premise of this 
game (I like the way^^^ands the limits 
of normal football)! 
are stolen from M 
the program enlj 
the alien theme f 
graphics are go< 


T play mechanics 
Hen games and 
> that build up 
j it down. The 
Efnda messed-up. 
Not bad, but could have been better. 


The year of the bobcat? After playing this Cool Spot is one of those licensees that Cross a bunch of brainless mutants with 


cart I can truly say^ 
ic! Bubsy’s tons 
humorous side tc 
before each level’ 
effects are great 
and many hiddej 
more could you ask for? 


sayJ^Bk c 
s ofeanimation: 
to the game . 
vol is also fun 

eat v^Ko\o\ 
Idej^Peas tc 


game is terrif- 
is really add a 
and his voice 
inny. The level 
folorful graphics 
to find. What 


you knew could bj 
The levels are 
scenery and mi 
action. Spot’s mal 
soda bubbles and 
voice are nice tj 



great game! 
liar with nice 
iplement the 
!S like shooting 
ing in a squeaky 
r es. So don your 



shades and grab a soda, this one is great! 
Bubsy is an excellent new action cart for Cool Spot ends up being one of the most 



the Super NES! TJ 
impressive and 
some of the le' 
music is really 
huge and there 
to look for. The 
tive and the bosses are very weak. 

Poor Bubsy lost his Yarn Balls. After sev¬ 
eral hours of int&^^Mame play, I’ve 
come to the conc^B^Bt the antics of 
Bubsy way over^B^Be game itself. 
The characters jBi^^he animations 
are wonderful, ^Btj^Bame gets lost 
amid Bubsy’s c^^^PTth scenes and 
comic actions. Almost a 9, but not quite. 


enjoyable carts t< 
while. The graphij 
mation of Spot is 
sounds are fittini 
alone has nevei 
game does get’ 



Genesis in a 
and the ani- 
he music and 
jng the controls 
luch fun. The 
however, but 


Spot keeps his cool to the end. 

Kids across America are going to be 
clamoring for thisJ^^^K)t! Somehow, 
Sega manages ^Bfi^B in the cutest 
character to eveairwaves, add 
tons of intricate JH^Ktails, plenty of; 
techniques, and a^^Be of humor! Cool 
Spot is the coolesjB^n around town, and 
this is one license that didn’t get away! 


the skills of footb. 
you get? A fun 
you’ve never seen 
bashing the refer< 
are just part of 
huge and contj^^some really unique 
ones. More fun with two players. 

This game could have been cool, if more 
emphasis was plac^HTthe game play 
and less on the thu^Kfter you take out 
the ref a few timej^BMViess a few gory 
plays, these effe^Be^Bin. You are left 
with a choppy, ^B|^Klaying sports 
game that resen^^^Ptball. The game 
is more fun with two players. 

What can I say? Mutant League Football 
has all the things could see 

in Madden Footbaff^^Bw you’d never 
see. You’ve got to lau^Bhen your whole 
team runs over and^Btroys the referee! 
Is it wrong? Theis a sight to see, 
and though the a little choppy, the 

overall fun factor is excellent! 


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Genesis Sega 


X-Men 



Sega brings the X-Men to the 
Genesis. This translation from comic 
book to video game preserves all 
the great action of the X-Men. 

Trapped by Magneto in the Dan¬ 
ger Room, Cyclops, Wolverine, 
Gambit and Nightcrawler attempt to 
destroy him and his evil group of 
mutants. Watch out for Juggernaut! 

Fight Magneto yourself, or double 
team him with a friend. All 7 levels 
are from the comic! Good luck! 


The X-Men is a cool license but this game 
manages only to cag^^the powers and 
skills of the best oj^p bunch, with little 
innovation along |fl|^The interaction 
is a bit jerky; f^^p^Bcs-based title 
there should’ve ^B^^K emphasis on 
fluidity. The gami^l^^ straightforward 
stuff replayed with different characters. 

Sure, the X-Men comic series is still one 
of the most popul^^H^Bjame is not a 
fantastic effort. I ^Be were more 
characters to choos^Km. The music 
and sounds are repealed noises 

from other Sega ^^Bs. Yes, there is a 
lot of technique jJHe game and that’s the 
real strong point. 

I was not impressed by this cart very 
much. The graphics^^ mediocre and 
animation leaves rro^Bo be desired. The 
sound support at best. The 

switching of the ^^pr^nracters during 
the game is cool^^j^Kriety of special 
moves are also T^^Pme. The game is 
very choppy and the control needs work. 

This is the type of g ame I must have. X- 
Men is loaded with^^^techniques than 
your average no-t^K^Bs-scroller. The 
ability to switch^B^Wi my favorite 
comic action herj^l^B play is a wel¬ 
come bonus! Ea^H^^B abilities close¬ 
ly reflect the con^^Prescriptions, right 
down to the walking and jumping! 





Burn up the sky in Sega’s After 
Burner III! Strapped in a F-14 Tom¬ 
cat, you’re in for some serious 
maneuvering and bombing! 

Your targets are aerial and surface 
originating. The Vulcan machine gun 
and missiles are your only forms of 
offensive action. The After Burner 
will give you an extra thrust of 
speed. View the ongoing battle from 
the cockpit or the rear of the plane 
and lock onto those enemies! 


This is one of those products that just 
begs to be done on Imagine the 

cool jet plane soundB^Bet effects, and 
thumping-to-the-d^Bj^B music. Imag¬ 
ine the first-per^E|^Hfl and in-your- 
face enemy figBB^Hngine an After 
Burner that doesn’t get half-way in 
both departments. A disappointment. 


After Burner was one of the best simula¬ 
tors in the arcade^MB this one is a 
valiant effort. Althou^Be music is some¬ 
what tame compj^B|Mne After Burner 
II, it’s not a bad^Wt^Bre is plenty of 
things to shooj^B^^^ weapons are 
okay, but I reallJ^^Pn have expected 
more from a CD game. 


If Sega is going lure players away from 
the Super NES gan^BBBgood as Star- 
Fox, they’ll have ^^^Wtter than this. 
The music is goo^H^^n the opening 
animations are uiffij^Mve, with minor 
scaling and roj|^|^Ke game play 
needs some best feature is 

when it scales into the cockpit. 


Wow! I used to be hooked to After Burner 


in the arcades, 
wishing I had a 
feel of banking in 
erous turns! After 
the forefather to 
After Burner III 
welcome addition to my Sega CD lineup. 


myself 
really get the 
those treach- 
has long been 
dogfighting, and 


Sega CD Sony Imagesoft 


Make Your Own Music Video: C+C 



C+C meets the Sega CD in Sony 
Imagesoft's Make Your Own Music 
Video. The newest edition to the 
M.Y.O.M.V. library is a smash! 

Choose from Gonna Make You 
Sweat to Things That Make You Go 
HMMM. There are 3 different frames 
of footage to select from. You may 
also create 16 types of video effects 
on the footage you choose. Judges 
will let you know how your video 
rates. Here we go, Let’s rock ‘n’ roll! 


I really despise thes e so- called “games.” 
You watch a bunda^^Batage while the 
song plays. Then Pi^^Bhe song again 
and see the video. Sj^Bthere’s little to 
this title besides mufl^Miave to review 
the band. I hat«*^^Bease, enough 
with the torture. ^^^Be “I missed the 
bus” ringing in my head... _ 

The music video idea seemed really cool 
when the first CD j^H^niow it seems 
that it’s getting old.^^^Pie film footage 
for the videos is al^^Hteing reused and 
the video effects^^^Beak now. But, 
C+C is a good g^|^BT for those who 
really enjoy tha^^Prc and don’t mind 
stock footage, then this game will please. 

While this type of game shows off the 
Sega CD’s ability t^^^Bbe full motion 
video effortlessly, tj^^^rot too much of 
a game here. If y^^kcen to enjoy his 
group than this interest. The 

acting is very lo^j^j^Band it is almost 
impossible to wi^^H^ge’s favor. If you 
want to crank some tunes, then go for it. 

Oh well, I suppose I would recommend 
this CD if you like Q^WVIusic Factory, 
and you don’t mii^^B ever winning a 
game. The musio^H^NIent, the video 
footage is funm^Kt^B game? What 
game? This CD ^Bc^Be done better if 
they didn’t try tol^BHe a game into a 
great video editor. Wise up, folks! 


30 Electronic Gaming Monthly 










































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ONE SURVIVOR. 





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Hudson and T.T.I. have teamed up 
to mesmerize you with Magical 
Chase for the Duo! 

As a broom-carrying witch, you are 
in search of an evil wizard. Collect 
money to buy items that will give you 
extra speed and longer lives. Don’t 
forget to stop at the weapon shop; 
six forms of witch artillery await you. 
Encounter prickly porcupines, giant 
teddy bears and many other ene¬ 
mies. Conjure up some crafty spells! 

This is a decent shooter with a really 
strange premis^^HV&ckg round. 
Although you’re without pho¬ 

tons and shields, th^Bmty and pace of 
the blaster action J^Bp-to-par with the 
majority of the titlthe market. Magi¬ 
cal Chase doesa^^ak any new ground, 
but it does offer up a nice battle. 

The idea of a witch riding a broom is a 
nice change fromflB^^Hrsed ‘ship in 
space.’ There is f^^^^Bechnique and 
the ability to buy pow^Hps at the store is 
really nice. The mi^Bs great for a chip 
game and this on^^^I’t bore you after a 
couple of tries. J^Binite winner for peo¬ 
ple of all ages. 

Another really good shooter for the Duo 
from the folks at JB|HHThe game is 
very cutesy and enemies are 

downright bizarre. Gflo graphics and 
sounds backed uo^Bsolid game play 
with lots of technia^Bf you like shooters 
and are tired of J^Bame outer space 
theme, then this card is sure to please. 

Magical Chase could just as easily been 
called Lords of It plays 

extremely well for^W^^Ry game, and 
the enemies are, a^^Ks, very funny. 
This is the ParadJ^Bof the Thunder 
series, and will en^Bun kids of all ages. 
Any devoted LfBPof Thunder fan will 
probably want to get this game. 


Duo T.T.I. 


Riot Zone 

Fighting 

October 

3 levels 

■ 



Beat the streets in Riot Zone! This 
new fighting cart from T.T.I. packs 
a mean punch. 


A bullish crime syndicate has 
taken over your city and your girl¬ 
friend. As Hawk, you will use your 
deadly judo skills and other special 
attack moves to defeat your foes. If 
you need backup, Tony, the punk 
wrestler, will pound some skulls. Eat 
food icons for needed life! Kick it in 
the Riot Zone and reclaim your city! 

Here we have that occasional CD stum¬ 
ble: great music witjfl|^nme play. In a 
world filled with SF^^PB clones, T.T.I. 
must do better thaj^^^^ like Riot Zone, 
which is basically^H^^B- anc *-kick back 
to the past. Littlei^j^H is to be found 
and, despite ad^^^^^raphics, this CD 
title was a let-down. 

What looks to be in the same genre as 
Final Fight, Riot Zon^Kt doesn’t offer 
much more than Id^Bg and punching. 
The enemies get^^R^^ at times and 
the sound effect^^m^Bannoying, too. 
The music is fan^B^Mt doesn’t make 
Riot Zone a grel^^PR It seems a bit 
too late for its time. 

This could have been a great game for 
the Duo, but so-so and choppy 

graphics keep itj^^^^he game is 
devoid of any reaj^HBuue and proves 
to be as repetitiv^ffl^Bous as a fight¬ 
ing game can be^^^Bnoose the punk 
rocker, he walks^^^R’s a stone stuck 
in his shoe. Great music, but poor game. 

I realize that Riot Zone is a CD game, but 
while playing it, I ca^^BBe distinct real¬ 
ization that if the turned off, I 

couldn’t tell. The rr^B^^reat, with rock¬ 
ing guitars and W^^^Bhe game itself 
is very slow anc^guy^Bl didn't like the 
control at all, aru^^PRthe game is too 
simple! If you want technique, no dice. 



Scrooged again! Capcom brings 
the quacky Duck Tales 2 to the NES 
for loads of fun! 


Scrooge McDuck is off on another 
wild adventure. Help him find lost 
treasures around the globe, includ¬ 
ing the hidden world of Atlantis. 
Brandishing only his trusty cane, 
McDuck must climb, hang, hit, jump 
and pogo. Each world holds a boss 
to tackle along with many treasures 
to find! Bills up, go get that treasure! 


Capcom scores another Disney hit with 
DT2. Following uc^^B|Hbther entries 
into this field, DT^^^^Bu control over 
the required Disneyin another 
contest against naj^Bin a Mega Man- 
style universe. has a nice pace 

and the graphic^^Brendered well for an 
8-Bitter. An all-around good time. 

Alright! Duck Tales 2 is enough to make 
you want to dig oiB^HBS again. The 
game play is wo^^^^Psmooth for a 
NES game. The gam^Bs colorful graph¬ 
ics and has challei^^Fpuzzles to solve. 
The music isn’t v^Bmnoying either. It 
may seem a bj^Bugh for the smaller 
tykes, but makes a great game otherwise. 

Duck Tales 2 is a great example that 16- 
Bit graphics and hBB^^Bunts are not 
necessary for a The game 

play is filled with tea^Rfues, some old 
and some new. Thj^Bre plenty of mys¬ 
teries to solve ai^fladen levels to find. 
The graphics arg^B. sound is bearable, 
and the game play is excellent. 

Hey! Who said third-party companies 
should make gameIBBBBfy holding on 
to your NES anyB^^Hrck Tales 2 is 
one of those fun gaj^Bwith innovative 
techniques, cute gra^ms, and surprising¬ 
ly fitting music. Ju^Ben you thought the 
NES was deacj^Bwe it to Capcom to 
revive it once more! Sheesh! 


32 Electronic Gaming Monthly 



















































Hurl for your country. 



Summer Challenge ™ for the Sega* Genesis* pits you against the world’s greatest athletes in 
eight gut wrenching events. Hurl the javelin. Kick butt in a kayak. Haul bananas in the 
hurdles. Totally sky in the pole vault. Sprint and spring in the high jump. Leg it out to the 
max cycling. Fire arrows with amazing accuracy in archery. Then try to handle a 1200 lb. 
horsey in the equestrian event. ^ Play by yourself or at a party, Summer Challenge 
allows up to 10 players to compete for the gold, silver or bronze. Take the 
Summer Challenge. It’s the only sports game tough enough to make you hurl. 




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Neo*Geo SNK 


Super Side Kicks 


Sports | Now 



Go head-to-head or foot-to-foot 
with the country of your choice in 
SNK’s Super Side Kicks. 


If soccer is your game, then check 
out this rough (and sometimes 
bloody) version of the sport. Varying 
weather conditions make the game 
more interesting; if it's raining, you 
and your teammates will slide all 
over the field, knocking into each 
other! The action is fast and furious, 
so polish up your cleats to win! 


Even if you’re not a fan of soccer, this 
game has an en^^^^^Bd addictive 
quality to it. EmpIc^W^^BIplified control 
mechanism that can^Benhanced with 
special maneuvers^Bfl quick feet), this 
game does the I^MJroud with stunning 
graphics, great and sound support, 
and continuous interaction. 

Neo»Geo sports games seemed to have 
more show than go, J^Bliper Side Kicks 
can really go! The^Bpnics are wonder¬ 
fully done, the so^KB| incredible and 
the game is just a one-player 

game it’s very tc^^yflps a two-player 
game it really snl^^^mis is a game for 
all soccer fans to check out! 

Super Side Kicks is a great looking and 
great sounding sporj^Be. The players 
are animated well j^Ke voice is great. 
The game play is^^B^ple and easy to 
get used to. TI^Hrc^Hcan get very 
intense and the^ft^Vr is extremely 
cheap at times. T^^PPmg against anoth¬ 
er player for the most fun. 

I am a devoted soccer fan, and I was 
quite pleased to s^^^^BTie make it to 
the Neo*Geo. It^^^Herfect by any 
means, but with so fa^Boccer games on 
the market to como^B to, it comes out 
on top. The grapJ^Bere well-drawn and 
the music is dq^B If you are a hard¬ 
core Neo«Geo owner, you’ll like it. 



Start cooking! That’s what you’ll be 
doing in Yoshi’s Cookie, the new 
GameBoy puzzler from Nintendo. 

Riding on the success of his first 
game, Yoshi is back with the help of 
Mario, of course. It is your job to put 
five kinds of cookies in their proper 
rows (all the same kind in each row). 
Score big when you make a large 
row of goodies which are cleared for 
points. The object is simple: get the 
most cookies out of your batch! 


For a puzzle game, the latest offering by 
Nintendo is an interejBPbiversion. While 
it tries hard not to b^B^ Tetris, you can’t 
help but end up ^H|tt|d case of deja 
vu, albeit a som^H^Byable episode. 
This game is not^fta^Het the world on 
fire but should addressing the 

masses starved for yet another Tetris. 

Portable puzzle games have really 
offered nothing ne^^^^Bfnce you get 
used to weird pla^^^^B Cookie is an 
interesting idea that r^^Fkeep you glued 
to it for hours. I^Hb was always a 
favorite but the litj^Keen dinosaur may 
be taking over.^Bung up with another 
player is still the best. 

Yet another interesting puzzle game from 
the minds at Nintd^^^^Bconcept is a 
little hard to follow^^^^But after a cou¬ 
ple of plays, you’ll b|^King up cookies 
for massive poinj^Bhe game has a 
whole different fej^Bm Tetris, but fans of 
portable puzzlej^Brould take interest. A 
fun and addicting time waster. 

Maybe Nintendo finally realizes that this is 
the type of game j^H^^Bfrorks on the 
GameBoy! Puzz^^^Mb like Yoshi’s 
Cookie are perfect f^Jre tiny unit, and 
the addiction factoi^Mrcjh. It may not be 
Tetris, but the^^B twists are good 
enough to keep^Bplayer's interest. How 
many falling-shapes games will we see? 



Flex your muscles for the original 
of the fighting games . Virgin brings 
Double Dragon kicking and punch¬ 
ing to Game Gear. 

Billy and Jimmy Lee must rescue 
the beautiful Marion from the evil 
Abobo brothers. These guys have 
the muscles to do it! Use attack 
moves like kicking, punching and 
throwing to annihilate your oppo¬ 
nents. Set in futuristic cities, Double 
Dragon will knock you out! 

The visuals of this game are strong - 
duplicating the orig^HTitle’s animated 
feel. Unfortunatel^^Kite the fact that 
the programmei^H^he 1987 look 
down pat, the g^^^^Bon this classic 
kicker is weak, ^^j^Hck of complex 
techniques sc^^^^ out at every 
encounter. Not bad, but definitely dated. 

Fighting games are relatively new to the 
Game Gear and thB^^^By good addi¬ 
tion. While there variety in the 

moves, there is still p^^rof thugs to beat 
up. The 8-Bit tunes^Be actually catchy 
but the overall e^Bution of the game 
could be better.^Hr it’s not a bad game 
for fighting on the go! 

I would have liked to have seen better 
graphics and gam^BK>l. The game 
looks pretty good fc^^^Mall screen and 
the music is dece^H^^The game play 
features a variety and weapons, 

but getting theta^^^Hnnect with an 
enemy is the fl^^PPirt. If the game 
wasn’t so choppy it could fare well. 

Double Dragon is a fairly decent game for 
the small screen, b^Bis hard to see 
exactly what is ga^Bon sometimes. I 
would have liked^^B^more technique 
built into this cla^^g^B since all I had 
to do was punc^Ky^Bpunch, punch, 
punch. Overall, l^^^^ragon is a good 
fighting game if you’re on the move. 


34 Electronic Gaming Monthly 















































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Q-LETTER 

FOR ECM SUBSCRIBERS ONLY! 


The Q-Mann Has the Soft Touch... 

...Boy does the Quartermann feel refreshed! Some great gossip in this month’s EGM, a killer column in the new 
comic book mag, HERO, and a special voice to the real power behind the success of EGM - you, the faithful 
subscribers who know a good thing when you see it! Yours truly has packed some miles recently - all on your 
behalf! While you may have read about some of the softs looming around the corner on the “Gaming Gossip” 
page, I thought the wealth of knowledge and insight sloshing around in my noggin’ would be perfect for my 
second Q-Letter... 

...Star Wars games are becoming a hot trend, with a variety of different packages set for all the major systems. 
Top on the list is “Rebel Assault” by JVC for the Sega CD. This game is going to be a CD blockbuster, with tons 
of digitized footage from the movies and incredibly fast action. Similar in style to the X-Wing computer 
simulation, this game will focus on the Death Star attack, serving up a stomach-churning ride through the 
trenches of the Empire’s ultimate battle station. This game will also boast a bevy of techno-innovations, 
including new data compression techniques and better color selection. Don’t start looking on the shelves until 
late this year or early in ‘94...Lucas is set to release “Super Empire Strikes Back”, the 16-Bit follow-up to last 
year’s superb action entry, later this year. The game follows the storyline of the movie, with incredible ‘Mode 7’ 
effects (including 3-D terrain), the introduction of The Force’ (invincibility), as well as a new ‘Super Force’ that 
allows Luke to throw his lightsaber and control its movements. You’ll also be able to accomplish new 
techniques like a double-jump (a la Ghouls and Ghosts)...Software Toolworks will be lifting their own Star Wars 
lid with “Star Wars Battle Chess”, a unique twist on the typical chess theme. Instead of kings, queens and 
pawns, Toolworks is serving up Lukes, Leias and ‘droids... 

...Electronic Arts is planning to kick into overdrive on their new line of “Mutant League” titles. Following hot on 
the heels of “Mutant League Football” comes “Mutant League Hockey”, “Mutant League Football 2”, and 
“Mutant Speed Demons”. All three of these 16-Meg monsters will hit many moons from now, with Hockey 
joining the line-up by Christmas and Football 2 and Speed Demons both seeing light in early ‘94...ASCII is 
considering a move into CD games with a property called Steel Diver. The corp.’s big plans for ‘93, however, 
revolve around a fleet-footed fox that bears a smashing resemblance to Necky the Fox, the curious canine that 
graces the covers of ASCII’s Japanese video game mag, Famicom Tsushin... 

...Look for Software Toolworks to put their faith in Mario-madness! The company plans to bookend their “Mario 
is Missing” game with five new titles that address themes like geography, history, math, early learning, and 
reading. The folks at Toolworks are also diving into 3DO in a big way, with a new shaded-polygon programming 
routine that will be used to enhance their first title on that machine called “Cyber Race”. Also look for a Super 
NES and Gameboy version of “Captain America”, a Super NES copy of “Wing Commander Secret Missions” 
due in October, and an Al Unser racing game for the Super NES and Genesis hitting next February...’’Star Trek: 
The Next Generation” will warp onto both the Super NES and Genesis (both clocking in at 12-Meg ), as well as 
a CD adaptation that will be loaded with the usual goodies... 

...Terry Aki has just flown in from Japan with an assortment of news that’s sure to please! Irem is currently 
laboring on a 16-Meg version of R-Type tentatively called, now here’s a stretch, “R-Type 3” for the Super 
Famicom. Also keep your eyes peeled for pix of a new racing game rumored to be under development at 
Nintendo that will use the Super FX chip! The title? F-Zero 2! 


QUARTERMANN 



Oubrtermunn's 

"TOP TEN 
REASONS WHY 
CAPCOM 
INTRODUCED 
SF2-CE" 

...Sure, the Q-Mann has been 
saying it all along, but would you 
listen? Whether you had Q-Faith or 
not, Capcom has signed onto Sega 
and SF2-CE is right around the 
corner. But did you know the 
desicion to intro CE on Sega was 
more than just fun and games??? 

10. 

Capcom was heeding 

Clinton’s call for new 
investment. 

9. 

Capcom wanted to make a 
splash in Sega and they 
didn’t feel Capcom Bowling 
would cut the mustard. 

8. 

Capcom President wanted 
saucy new sports car. 

7. 

The programmers just 
couldn’t get the extra World 
Warriors into the 16-Meg 

Super NES version. No, 
really, they couldn’t do it. 

6. 

That Blanka character started 
copping an attitude and 
asking for more royalties. 

5. 

Capcom didn’t want to face 
the riotous masses that 
would have gathered at their 

CES booth had it been 
debuted on the Super NES. 

4. 

Insect politics. 

3. 

Capcom knew the Neo-Geo 
clones would start cutting into 
their market-share. 

2. 

Capcom wanted to make 
sure that Sega used the Q- 
Sound (man 1 love that name) 
system in all their new games 
(just don’t tell ’em that 

Capcom owns part of that 
company!!!). 

1 . 

Capcom wanted to have five 
more EGM covers for 1993. 


THE Q-MANN REVIEWS ... 

BUBSY 


A lot has been made of this 
action game featuring a new 
franchise created by the 
marketing firm of Accolade 
Inc. While the strength of the 
character seems pretty solid 
(it’s still a rumor, but a TV 
show is supposedly just 
around the corner), the game 
is a bit different story. 

While the graphics and 
sounds of this fast feline 
adventure are well done, it’s 
the subtle points which could 


and probably should have 
been done better. The control 
suffers the most, with sluggish 
manipulation in certain 
encounters and an overall lack 
of spontaneity in the way the 
nasties enter the picture. 

Bubsy does have many 
merits, including a crisp look 
and large levels, but the lack 
of small differences in 
technique are what separate it 
from the big boys, Sonic and 
Mario. 


THE Q-MANN REVIEWS... 

COOL SPOT 


Here’s the kind of all-out 
action that yours truly can 
really appreciate. In Virgin’s 
latest Genesis title, you 
assume the identity of one of 
those 7-Up dots from the 
commercials. Unlike the first 
game, however, which tried to 
be more of a puzzler, this 
game is all-action from start to 
finish, with great visual FX and 
animation that is really cool. 

Sure it boasts some of the 
features that have made 


similar carts shine, but Cool 
Spot does it with more style, 
and interaction that makes up 
for some of the problems the 
equally-intensive Global 
Gladiators suffered from. 

This game is also a great 
cart to show off just how good 
the Genesis can really be 
when there’s a programmer 
who really is out to make 
something great. Cool Spot is 
a winner with quality and class 
from beginning to end. 


THE Q-MANN PREVIEWS ... 

TOTAL CARNACE 


While it’s tough to judge this 
zippy little shooter (face it, it’s 
only 20% done) today, the 
graphics and interaction are 
shaping up to make one of the 
best shoot-out sequels in 
recent memory. 

The sequel to the coin-op 
sensation, Smash TV, Total 
Carnage boasts a testosterone 
level way above your average 
blast-a-thons. Strap yourself 
into your seats for a scrolling 
blow-out featuring combo play, 


tons of painful weapons, and 
huge (no, let me say this 
correctly), I mean HUGE on¬ 
screen characters. Toss in a 
few incinerated soldiers and 
babes in bikinis and you get a 
battlefield that stands head- 
and-shoulders above the 
others. There’s even an 
electric chair sequence! 

The Q-Mann will keep you 
posted on this super soft, with 
some pix just for you in the 
next issue of EGM. 








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GAMING 

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Sports | Accolade 

Sports | Accolade 

Action | Camerica 

Sports | Electronic Arts | 
Action | Gametek 

Sports | Gametek 


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EGM's Favorite Games! 


Nintendo's 
StarFox 

#1 11 Z MONTHS 

Nintendo’s new polygon extravaganza has 
taken the office by storm. The Super FX chip 
really makes this cart a blast to play. Incredi¬ 
ble graphics and sounds blended with superb 
game play are the highlights of our favorite 
game this month. Flashback, Cool Spot and 
Bubsy are still holding their own. 


NAME OF GOME/ SYSTEM 

RANK 

MONTHS 

+ /- 

FLHSHBRCK/GENESIS 

2 

4 

- 

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3 

3 

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4 

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5 

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14. SNES/TINY TOONS ADVENTURES 

15. SNES/BUBSY 

16. SNES/CYBERNATOR 


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18. GENESIS/X-MEN 

19. GENESIS / NHLPA HOCKEY '93 

20. GENESIS/TAZMANIA 

21. GENESIS / MORTAL KOMBAT 

22. GENESIS /ALIEN 3 

23. GENESIS /FLASHBACK 

24. GENESIS / BULLS VS. BLAZERS 

25. GENESIS/ROAD RASH 2 

26. GENESIS /TERMINATOR 

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36. NEO GEO/WORLD HEROES 

37. NEO GEO/VIEWPOINT 

38. NES/SUPER TECMO BOWL 

39. NES/TURTLES 3 

40. NES /SUPER MARIO 3 

41. NES/Y0SHI 

42. NES /MEGA MAN 5 

43. GAMEBOY / SUPER MARIO LAND 2 

44. GAMEBOY/METROID 2 

45. GAMEBOY/MEGA MAN 2 

46. GAMEBOY/DR. MARIO 

47. LYNX/NFL FOOTBALL 

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..Exclusive SF2 info...Acclaim Interested in Cameron...New Godzilla Games...3DO’s Future...Sega Answers SFX Chip... 
...New Star Wars Softs Coming...Atari Jaguar to be Computer...lcom Software Sells Out-Game Sequels in the Works... 


...We’re in 16-Meg mode this month my little Quarter-fiends, with the hottest info on super softs like SF2-CE for the 
Genesis and plenty of pork for you hardware heads as well! Have your ICEE points in hand and remember that 
looking at your neighbor will not be tolerated in this classroom...How can the Q begin this classic column without 
drawing your attention to the head ed’s cover romp: STREET FIGHTER 2-CHAMPION EDITION IS COMING IN 
JUNE FOR GENESIS! Capcom has signed onto Sega and will unleash SF2-CE as their first entry. The master of all 
martial arts battles will hit the U.S. before it shows its face in either Japan or Europe, packing 16-Meg of power and 
a price tag somewhere in the sixties! Some new features include voice, the barrel bonus stage instead of a brick 
bonus, and the ability to play with either the new Sega 6-button pad (which is being redesigned to be larger as you 
read this) or the wimpy 3-button controller we’ve all grown to love (you use the ‘Start’ button to toggle between 
either the kicking or punching action - yech!). And of course the new Boss characters will be added to juice this 
version up and require everyone who put down $150 for a Super NES and SF2 cart to buy another version...Other | 
SF2 rumors from Japan have a Super Famicom translation of the Turbo CE version in the works. Capcom won’t 
comment on this (where did all the new “open-ness” go to?), but the Q-Mann has it from a highly reliable source... 

..There are a variety of hot softs now in pre-production (subscribers should check out this month’s Q-Letter for a 
complete run-down of new games). Some of the highlights include Bubsy 2 and R-Type 3! Check out next month’s 
EGM for some possible pix...Exiting this topic the Q-Minator must provide the proper updates for SF3: the entire 
cast of characters will be back for part three, with some new additions as well as an interesting new technique that 
yours truly has been sworn not to reveal (at least until next month). Also, while we’re on the subject of juvenile 
reporting, Capcom will not be releasing SF2-CE in tandem with a Sega CD version (although a product that 
includes actors, voice and music is rumored to be in the works) and Sega has snapped up the rights to the 
awesome shooter Silpheed from Sega CD developer Game Arts... 

...The guru of gossip has learned that Icom Simulations, famous for their Sherlock Holmes games and their, er, 
Sherlock Holmes games, have sold out either part or all of their company to a Japanese investor looking to get into 
high-end games. Also, Icom is rumored to have successfully completed work on a development system which 
creates dual versions of the same game that can be instantly ported to any system platform to save publishers 
some big bucks...Acclaim is rumored to be inking a deal with James Cameron’s production company. Cameron, 
who brought us Aliens and the Terminator flicks, is set to deliver a bunch of films for Fox after finishing Spider-Man 
for Carolco. The Acclaim deal would give the licensing super-power first-rights to Cameron’s new ideas...Speaking 
of licensing, don’t be surprised if you see a game based on the high-tech, big-budget Godzilla movie coming next I 
year from Tri-Star. The most likely source of monster carts and CDs would be Sony...For the worst license of the 
year (or decade for that matter), how about “Federal Express”! I won’t embarrass the company that has plunked 
down the bucks for this title, but man is it a stupid license... 

...3DO has a special plan up their sleeve to entrench their machine in the hearts and minds of consumers before a 
cable game system becomes operational. The Q-Mann has heard from reliable sources that 3DO will market their 
machine not only as a self-contained game system, but also as an enhancement board for PC owners! As a high- 
end graphics and interactive upgrade, the Quarter-Witt goes full thumbs-up (even if the price is still too high)...Atari 
seems to have a similar plan with their Jaguar, which is targeting the high-end of the market for their 64-Bit RISC- 
processing mega-system, and is rumored to be embracing an end-goal of building onto the Jaguar with hard drives, 
keyboards and even virtual-reality head-gear to attract computer-heads...Sega has answered Nintendo’s SFX chip 
with an upgrade of their own. Called the “DSP” (yeah, I know what it stands for, but it’s their name, not mine), the 
new chip will give Sega games the same speed advantages but no real palette enhancements...Star Wars games 
are hot, Hot, HOT! Yours truly has seen development work on not only Super Empire (great Mode 7 FX with hills!), 
but also Rebel Assault (an X-Wing fighting game in the trenches of the Death Star for Sega CD) and Star Wars 
Battle Chess (using the characters in place of chess pieces). All are wicked awesome... 

RMANN 

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NEW 32-BIT GUIE SYSTEM FROM FM-TOWHS! 


The makers of the Japanese 
FM-Towns computer system have 
just announced a new smaller ver¬ 
sion of their system. Called the 
Marty, this mini-computer has been 
designed with the game player in 
mind. 

Inside the Marty is a 32-Bit CPU, 3 
MegaBytes of system ROM and 2 
MegaBytes of main RAM. A floppy 
disk drive and a CD-ROM drive are 
also built in. About 167,700 colors 
are in the color palette. 

All of this technology doesn’t come 
cheap though, as Marty will have a 
98,000 ¥ ($ 810) suggested retail 
price. One controller will be included. 

For those who want to use Marty 
as more than a game machine there 
is a keyboard, a mouse and a 
modem communications card. 

Special attention has been devot¬ 
ed to the audio as Marty will have 9 
channels of PCM (Pulse Code Mod¬ 
ulation) and 6 channels of FM sound 
along with CD digital audio. 



Although expensive, Marty will bridge 
the gap between computers and games. 



The new 32-Bit Marty will play both floppy 
disk and CD-ROM games. 


Three new games (Microcosm, 

Ms. Detective and Habitat) will be 
initially available. It should be noted 
that many of the older FM-Towns 
games will not work on the Marty as 
two floppy disk drives are needed, 
and the Marty does not have an 
extension for the second floppy 
drive. Also, Marty will not play the 
current FM-Towns software because 
the operating systems are different. 
All future FM-Towns computer 
games though, will be Marty com¬ 
patible, and there will be additional 
new games, both educational and 
entertainment, that will be designed 
to take full advantage of the more 
efficient CD-ROM drive. 

There are no current plans to bring 
the Marty to the U.S. 


SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS 

CPU 

32-Bit 

SYSTEM ROM 

256 KByte 

OS-ROM 

3 MByte 

Kanji ROM 

256 KBytes 

Dictionary ROM 

612 KBytes 

Main RAM 

2 MByte 

Video RAM 

512 KByte 

Sprite RAM 

128 KByte 

CMOS-RAM 

32KByte 

Colors 

167,700 

Audio 

PCM-9 Channels 


FM -6 Channels 


PERIPHERALS 



A keyboard, mouse and modem will 
transform Marty into a powerful computer. 


MARTY CD-ROM SOFTWARE 



Three games, Habitat, Microcosm and Ms. Detective (left to right) will be initially available for 
Marty. More new ultra high resolution CD-ROM games will be available later this year. 

(CONTINUED ON PAGE 52) 


50 Electronic Gaming Monthly 
































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We ripped-off a 
perfect y good idea. 

TRUE ARCADE ACTION. You’ll find that the only thing missing from our new Super Advantage is the coin 
slot Okay, so we added an extra long cord. And our joystick is easier to carry than an arcade machine, not to 
mention a few thousand bucks cheaper (that means under $50, suggested retail price). Bottom line is, this is 
about as close as you can get without grabbing a crowbar and—well, you get the picture. 

The layout’s familiar, and the construction’s tough enough to handle the most intense street fight or the 
ultimate battle for the universe. We’ve also added a few features you won’t find in the arcades - 
state of the art effects designed specifically for today’s most radical games. No wonder we call it the... 

smnAMHM 



TURBO SPEED. 

A fully adjustable fire- 
control system (up to 
30 shots per second). 


AUTO TURBO. 

Continuous firing that's 
hands-free. You won’t 
find this anywhere else. 


FIRING BUTTONS. 

Instantaneous response, 
and built to last 


OVERSIZED 

JOYSTICK. 

8-way directional 
control provides 
true arcade action. 


VARIABLE SPEED 
SLOW MOTION. 

Slow down the entire 
game when things get 
out of control. 


ASCii WARE 


(Nintendo) 



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All rights reserved. Nintendo, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Advantage, and the official seals are registered trademarks of Nintendo of America Inc. 


















SEGA, 1993 AND BEYOND.., 


Rumors, rumors, rumors. In this 
industry, like many others, rumors 
pop up weekly about the next gener¬ 
ation of game systems, software, 
new technology and company mar¬ 
keting plans and strategies. Quite 
often it is very difficult to tell truth 
from fantasy. 

For example, will Nintendo be able 
to sell their 32-Bit CD-ROM machine 
for $200 like they say they will (fanta¬ 
sy)? Will Sega drop the price of their 
Sega CD this Christmas (truth)? 

The Nintendo issue will be 
addressed at a later point in time, but 
EGM ran into Mr. Al Nilsen of Sega 
and decided to get the official story 
about some of the new projects that 
Sega is working on. 

PHANTASY STAR 4 
“It still is very early but it really looks 
nice. Right now there are a couple of 
screens up to get the feel of the 
game. It is now scheduled for first 
quarter 1994 release here in the U.S. 
We are trying to have a simultaneous 
English translation done but we won’t 
know if that is possible for about 4 
months from now. Unless something 
major happens, it won’t be shown at 
June CES.” 

SILPHEED CD 

“Game Arts [the developer of the 
game] is dedicated to doing great 
Sega titles. For the U.S., the name 
will change on Silpheed. When I was 
in Japan, there was nothing new to 
see beyond what was at CES. It’s 
way cool. This will be a major feature 
of the June CES. But, we are not 
building a dome. I want this known 
right now, I am NOT building a dome 
[referring to the dome that Nintendo 
built around their StarFox game at 
Winter CES].” 

SONIC CD 

‘There is no set schedule for it. Are 
we working on a Sonic CD, absolute¬ 
ly. Will we release a Sonic CD, can’t 
tell you. The goal of Sonic CD is very 
simple. Sonic CD has to be to the 
Sega CD what Sonic 1 was to 
Genesis...which was killer and break¬ 


through. We have done some dual 
pathing on it and we will keep pushing 
technology to the point where Sonic 
CD is a product that sells hardware. I 
will not release Sonic CD that doesn’t 
do that. We have raised the stakes 
with Sonic 2 and Sonic 3, and it’s get¬ 
ting harder and harder to make 
improvements and until something 
happens that we are comfortable 
with, we have decided that we will not 
talk about it and we are not going to 
show anything because the product is 
just not there. It’s the number one 
product that kids want for their Sega 
CD and I am not going to disappoint 
them. And we won’t know until mid 
May whether it will be at CES.” 

SONIC ARCADE 

“We have developed two Sonic 
arcade games that have never been 
released because they were not the 
specialness that Sonic was. We are 
continuing to look to see if we can do 
something with Sonic in the arcade. 
There is a Sonic arcade project but 
nothing scheduled for release.” 

SONIC 3 

“I talked to the designer last night. 
The game is bigger, memory size, 
number of levels etc., It is a sequel. 
Tails is a part of the Sonic story...yes 
Tails is in it. Hopefully for CES but no 
promises.” 

SPORTS GAMES 

“We are really redoing almost our 
entire sports line. Baseball, football, 
basketball, wrestling, tennis and a 
major focus of the June CES will be 
sports. On all three platforms...Gene¬ 
sis, Game Gear and Sega CD. Sports 
Talk will continue...in its third itera¬ 
tion.” 

VIRTUA VR 

“Virtua racing will not be one of the 
first games for VR. Contrary to what 
Quartermann said it won’t be coming 
out. We cancelled it as soon as Quar¬ 
termann said it. We can’t make a truth 
person out of Quartermann [a joke!]. 
Three games will be at CES.” 

MENACER 

‘There are new Menacer titles from 


both Sega and from third parties 
coming at CES.” 

FOUR PLAYER TAP 

There are no plans at the present 
time. We’re looking at it but there is 
no firm answer now.” 

CD GAMES 

“CD software will be a major focus 
at CES.” Will Mickey Mouse jump to 
CD? “Maybe.” 

SEGA 2, SEGA CD 2 

“They primarily were developed for 
Europe and Japan will be doing it. 
Right now I don’t see it happening for 
the U.S.” 

GAME GEAR 

“Sonic 3 looks cool on Game Gear. 
The Majors 2 will be coming out. 
There are 20 new titles coming out. 
Jurassic Park looks great. Asterix will 
be coming over from Europe. Tom 
and Jerry will be coming in July. Surf 
Ninjas will hit in July also. (August for 
Genesis). Aladdin is wonderful (all 
systems). Stay tuned.” 

SEGA CD PRICE REDUCTION? 

“One of the very disturbing rumors 
is that some people are saying that 
you will see the Sega CD in the 
fourth quarter for under $200. That is 
absolutely untrue. That is not good 
as I can almost already hear the 
phone calls. That type of rumor can 
kill the business all based on some¬ 
thing that is not true. There is no way 
that it will hit the price point. Are we 
going to try for a lower price? Yes. 
Will we get under $200? No! We are 
going to try like mad to lower the 
price but you have D-RAM costs, you 
have V-RAM costs, and the worst 
cost of them all is that drive. Yes the 
drive can be made cheaper, but then 
the yield [dependability factor] is that 
much lower. There are no major 
decreases coming. There will be 
large scale integration of the compo¬ 
nents but it’s not savings. The $299 
is already lower than our normal mar¬ 
gins. If I can get savings, that I can 
pass on, will I?...yes. When? I don’t 
know.” 


52 Electronic Gaming Monthly 








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Get ready to cut loose with a flurry of 
slams, jams and dunks 


AMERICAN AMUSEMENT 
MACHINE ASSOCIATION 


The Autostat™ feature keeps a record of 
rebounds and assists just to name a few. 


slams. Use the ‘Turbo” button for a 
burst of speed when you need it. 
Anywhere from one to four players 
can play. The JAM-CAM™ keeps 
track of all of the players’ signature 
moves. Take it from us, NBA JAM 
is totally smokin’! 


Pick your fave NBA superstars from an 
impressive list of the league’s 27 teams. 


• HOW IT RATES ■ 


Well, what can we say? If you 
thought Mortal Kombat was cool, 
do yourself a favor and check out 
NBA JAM. The graphics will leave 
you slack-jawed like some kid 
about to score a two pound bag of 
his favorite candy! 

The game play is equally 
impressive. The technique that 
this game requires is perfect; not 
too hard to learn, but not too easy 
to master. This puppy really 
shines when you get a game 
going with four friends. My only 
gripe is that the voices of the 
announcers get a little annoying. 


From the creators of T2: 
The Arcade Game and 
Mortal Kombat comes 
the ultimate sports 
coin-op. Midway’s 
NBA JAM sports the 
latest in digitized 
graphics. By utilizing 
a special scaling chip, 
NBA JAM delivers 
graphic detail of 
unheard of smooth¬ 
ness and depth. In fact 


the graphics are so good that you’ll 
think that you’re watching an actual 
NBA game! And in a way, you are! 
The graphics were digitized from 
actual live footage! 

Pick your favorite stars from a 
selection of 54 of the league’s 
hottest players. You get full control 
of passing and shooting as you 
execute some bodacious dunks and 


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THE ARCADE GAME 


The original martial arts legend continues... with all the hard-hitting 
arcade action at your command! Battle your way across the globe with 
awesome special moves and deadly weapons straight from the arcade!! 
Whether it's a swirling Hurricane Kick or staggering One Armed Head 
Butt... a razor sharp Warrior Sword or lethal Nunchakus... you have 
what it takes to crush your ruthless enemies! 

Double Dragon 3“: The Arcade Game"-- a quest that leads around the 
globe... to the adventure of a lifetime! 


HALF-HUMAN 
CREATURES AWAIT! 


BATTLE YOUR WAY 
ACROSS THE GLOBE! 


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Technos Japan Corp. Licensed exclusively to Tradewest, Inc. Sublicensed to Acclaim Entertainment. 
Inc. Sega and Genesis are trademarks of Sega Enterprises Ltd. Flying Edge’" is a trademark of 
Acclaim Entertainment. Inc. © 1993 Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. All rights reserved. 














SATURDAY NIGHT 
SLAM MASTERS 



With the plethora of fighting games 
currently on the market, it’s nice to 
see something fresh. 

Enter Saturday Night 
Slam Masters from the 
folks at Capcom. 

Fans of previous 
fighting games will not 
be disappointed! If 
you’re looking for loads 
of playing technique, great graphics, 
multiple-player options, and enough 
rough-and-tumble wrestling action to 
satisfy any wrestling maven, then 
this game is definitely for you! 

Pick from ten hilarious wrestlers 
such as King Rasta “Mon,” the 
berserk jungle man with a bad atti¬ 
tude, or Jumbo “Flap” Jack, the 
leaping bad boy from Canada. 

Players get two option modes, 
team battle or one-on-one. In the 
one-on-one mode, it’s you pitted 
against the computer. In the team 
battle mode, you can play up to four 



players at once! With two teams in 
the ring at once, you can bet that the 
action gets totally out- 
of-control! 

The graphics in Slam 
Masters are excellent 
and there’s plenty of 
moves to learn and 
take it from us, they will 
make you laugh out 
loud. What are you waiting for? Step 
into the ring with Saturday Night 
Slam Masters from Capcom! 



Go head-to-head with some friends in 
the four-player wrestle-fest. 



Have a seat! Clobber your adversary 
senseless with whatever is handy. 


Each competitor has their own unique 
fighting style and specialty moves. 


THE PUNISHER 



Choose The Punisher or Nick Fury as 
your character in the fight against crime. 

Well, it looks as though the King¬ 
pin is up to his old tricks again. Who 
will save us? Frank Castle and his 
buddy Nick Fury from S.H.I.E.L.D. 
pool their crime fighting talents in the 
hot new side-scrolling action game 


The Punisher from Capcom. 

Make your way through the six 
huge levels while fighting the King¬ 
pin’s henchmen. You can regain 
your lost health by eating the special 
food icons that pop up throughout 
the course of the game. Choose 
from some serious weapons includ¬ 
ing machine guns, baseball bats and 
rocket launchers. To make things 
even more intense, you can play 
either alone or with a friend. 

The game play is great with 
unusually precise control for a game 
of this type. In addition, the various 
sound effects, explosions, screams 
and other audio goodies will truly 
rock your world. The graphics have 


the look and feel of the hit Marvel 
comic book. Very excellent! 

Slated for an April release, The 
Punisher will surely be a hit with the 
comic-to-game crowd. Load up on 
your quarters! 



Punish the bad guys with various 
weapons like guns and grenades. 























ERCHAF 

GAMES 


You'll need to unleash 
your fatal fists on some bad 
dudes and crazy creatures. 
Punch-\n and get to work 
because this job will take 
a real super hero! 


The smash arcade hit has 
been given a few new dents. 
Lead-footed criminals will 
grind your gears, not only on 
the highway, but the jungles 
and snow choked mountains 
as well. 


There's bone crunching 
action for Sega Genesis too. 
Unless you want some free 
dental work you had better 
stick in the mouthpiece, 
strap on the pads and 
CHECK \\ out! 



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rattle your bones and send 
you flyin' into the next 
county. So, lace 'em up and 
CHECK it out! 


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Games, Inc. Super Nintendo Entertainment System is a trademark of nintendo 
of America, Inc. Sega and Genesis are trademarks of Sega Enterprises, Ltd. 
©1993 All Rights Reserved. 

















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The Sega Third Party 
Seal of Quality Award - 1992 

♦ Product of the Year - Genesis 


The Sega Third Party 
Seal of Quality Award - 1992 

Best Action Product - Genesis 


Video Games and Computer Entertainment 

Best Sound in a Video Game of 1992 

Mega Play's pick off the month. 

Nominated for best game of the year, 
best music and sound, and best 
graphics and animation 

Game Pro and Video Games & 
Computer Entertainment 

















Welcome back to yet 
another visit with EGM's 
Game Doctor. This month we 
have an addition to the Game 
Doctor’s envelope art compe¬ 
tition. If you recall last issue, 
we ran both the winning art 
for the Draw the Game Doctor 
contest and for the envelope 
art competition. Roberto 
Rodriguez receives runner-up 
for his creative envelope. 

By the way, Roberto says 
he's looking for a job creating 
characters for video games 
and seeks advice. I'd recom¬ 
mend taking as many art 
courses as possible, espe- 
| cially those geared toward 
continuity art—animation, 
comic books, etc. Video 
games require that you not 
only draw a character once, 
as in illustration or fine art, 
but from a variety of angles. 

Thanks again to everybody 
who contributed to our art 
contests. 


Q: Why doesn’t somebody, 
like the wizards at Capcom, 
make speed-up boards for 
home systems like they do for 
arcade games? 

Travis Milburn 
Terre Haute, IN 


A: Many problems here, 
Travis. Nintendo doesn't like 
folks fooling with their technolo¬ 
gy, as Galoob can attest (even 
though it won the nationally 
publicized suit). Also, the board 
would have to have compatibili¬ 
ty with all subsequent software, 
and another question that would 
have to be answered is: how 
many companies would be will¬ 
ing to play along? 

Remember, an arcade mach¬ 
ine is a single game, whereas 
systems like the Super NES 
must play many, many games. I 
just don't see this happening in 
the foreseeable future. 

Loved your envelope art, by 
the way, Travis! 


LETTER •OF* THE • MONTH 


Roberto Rodriquez was the runner-up in the envelope art competition. 


ble of playing a 2 megabit CD 
game and the Sega CD is capa¬ 
ble of playing a 6 megabit CD 
game. Because of this, the Sega 
CD should be able to play the 
Duo games, correct? 

Socheath Tes 
Lawrence, MA 


A: Memory alone doesn't pro¬ 
duce compatibility. CD programs 
created for the Macintosh can't be 
run on a PC-based CD drive, 
because they use different for¬ 
mats. Similarly, Duo and Sega 
CD games employ different sys¬ 
tems for running their programs. 


CD games are not interchangeable 
between systems such as the Duo. 


Q&A Quickies: Mauricio 
Chiprut of Mexico City, Mexico, 
wonders when he'll see a CD 
drive for his Super NES. Check 
out the April issues of EGM and 
EG, Mauricio, for the full story, 
but I still wouldn't look for it much 
before '94... Jean Gagnon of 
Montreal, Canada purchased the 
Japanese version of the game 
released in this country by 
Konami as Cybernator, but does¬ 
n't understand why the Japan 
game was from another publish¬ 
er. Answer: game rights are often 
sold on a country-by-country 
basis. Until next time, Aloha! 





















ECU'S READER SURVEV 

LET ECM KNOW WHO YOU ARE! FILL OUT THIS SURVEY AND MAIL IN TODAY! 

^Send to: EGM Reader Survey, 1920 Highland Avenue, Suite 222, Lombard, IL 60148 


1. How old are you? 

a. under 7 d. 18-24 

b. 8-11 e. over 24 

c. 12-17 

2. Are you: 

a. male 

b. female 


3. What kind of jeans do you wear? 

a. Levi c. Bugle Boy 

b. Guess d. other 

4. How many times do you go to the movies each month? 

a. 1-4 c. 11-15 

b. 5-10 d. over 15 

5. How many movies are rented and watched at home 

each month? 

a. 1-3 c. 7-10 

b. 4-6 d. over 10 

6. Of these movies, how many titles do you choose for 

yourself? 

a. 1-3 c.7-10 

b. 4-6 d. over 10 

7. Do you own a music CD player? 

a. Yes 

b. No 

8. How many CD’s do you buy each month? 

a. 1-4 c. 11-15 

b. 5-10 d. over 15 

9. How many tapes do you buy each month? 

a. 1-4 c. 11-15 

b. 5-10 d. over 15 

10. What type of music do you listen to most? 

a. Rap c. Top 40 

b. Alternative d. Hard Rock 

11. How many toys do you buy monthly? 

a. 1-2 c.5-6 

b. 3-4 d. over 6 

12. How many soft drinks do you consume monthly? 

a. 1-6 c. 13-15 

b. 7-12 d. over 15 

13. Which is your favorite soft drink? 

a. Coca-Cola d. Juice 

b. Pepsi e. Snapple 

c. Dr. Pepper f. other 


14. What kind of athletic shoes do you wear? 

a. Nike e. Converse 

b. Keds f. L.A. Gear 

c. Reebok g. other 

d. Adidas 

15. What kind of athletic apparel do you wear? 

a. Nike e. Converse 

b. Champion f. Russell 

c. Reebok g. L.A. Gear 

d. Adidas h. other 


16. Do you receive an allowance? 

a. Yes 

b. No 


17. How much is your allowance each month? 


a. under $10 

b. $10-$20 
C.S21-S25 

18. Do you chew gum? 

a. Yes 

b. No 

19. What’s your favorite candy? 

a. Chocolate bars 

b. Chewable candies 


20. What is your favorite T.V. station? 

a. Disney d. Fox 

b. Nickelodeon e. other 

c. Carbon Express 

21. Do you or your parents choose which brand of cereal 
you eat? 

a. Ido 

b. My parents do 

22. Do you collect sports trading cards? 

a. Yes 

b. No 

23. Do you collect other trading cards or collectable items? 

a. Yes 

b. No 


24. Do you collect comic books? 

a. Yes 

b. No 

25. Will you buy the Sega CD-ROM system? 

a. Yes 

b. No 

26. What is your favorite snack food? 

a. Potato chips/Pretzels c. Cakes/Pies 

b. Ice cream d. Peanuts 

27. What kind of sporting goods do you use most? 

a. Easton c. Rawlings 

b. Wilson d. other 

28. What is favorite cartoon? 

a. Ren & Stimpy 

b. Batman: The Animated Series 

c. The Simpsons 

d. None of the above 

29. Which type of system(s) do you own? 

a. Nintendo e. TurboGrafx 

b. Super Nintendo f. Game Gear 

c. Sega Genesis g. CD system 

d. GameBoy 

30. Which video game system do you or your family plan 
buy within the next 12 months? 

a. Nintendo 

b. Super Nintendo 

c. GameBoy 

d. Atari Lynx 

e. Turbo Express 



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Cnough legs, torsos, and weapons that 
you can mate 216 different Cyborg 
dispensers of correctional rehabilitation . 
(That means pain.) 



Arcade mode. Where two players 
team up to teach an army of 
Cyborgs a little respect. This is best 
done by ripping off their arms. 



ff they still don't get it, leach their 
energy, then plant a spihed foot 
or two in a place that spffced feet 
shouldn't euer be. 



Two players, head to head, can fry, 
saw, and beat each other to 
death ooer and oner again. You shouldn't 
try this without the game. 



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INTERNATIONAL 

=NEWS= 


By Terry Aki 

Greetings once again to all you 
afficionados of the world of 
Japanese gaming. To begin 
today's topic, I would like to start 
off by talking about the differ¬ 
ences between the Japanese 
Mega CD and American Sega 
CD system games. 

For those who really enjoy a 
lengthy RPG, especially on a CD 
system, the Mega CD has really 
got Japanese players covered 
with games like 3x3 Eyes, Dark 
Wizard, Illusion City, Detonator 
Organ, plus the new Arcus 
MMII. But try finding a good 
RPG on the Sega CD and what 
do you find? Nothing. Oh sure, 
Sega of America has plans to 
bring Dark Wizard to the U.S., 
but nothing has been finalized. 

Why the big delay? Granted 
the language translation can be 
time consuming, but why not 
simultaneously create both the 
U.S. and Japanese versions? It 
would really help out the stag¬ 
nant sales of the Sega CD and 
give many American players 
exactly what they’ve been wait¬ 
ing for. 


Y'S IV - MASK OF THE SUN 


SUPER FAMICOM 


12 MEG 


CARTRIDGE 


The long wait is over! Finally, 
the sequel to the ever-popular 
journies of Adol has arrived in the 
fourth book of Y’s! Though the pix 
of the PC-Engine SCD still have 
to come into light, the 12-Meg 
Super Famicom version is 
already in progress! 

Adol is back in action; this time 
his ventures will land him in a plot 
that involves the mysterious Mask 
of the Sun. It is an intense race 
against time, as the evils of the 
land close in on our hero’s quest 
to stop him in his tracks. New 
enemies will be encountered as 
well as some old friends, such as 
your long-time love Lilia and your 
close friend from Esteria, Dogi. 

For all those who were upset at 
the side-scrolling third installment, 
you will be 
happy to 
see that the 
original 3/4 
overhead is 
retained! The 
magic of Y’s has 
finally returned! 

More on 
this later. 


Adol has just entered a village raised 
high in a forest, what will he find? 


Outside of this town is a massive 
valley containing more adventures! 


Enter the vast caverns in search of 
clues that will let you proceed further! 


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adventure! After all, no one ever said being a ninja was easy. Leam how to deliver killer blows with your trusty sword 
and send a barrage of throwing stars at your enemies. Explore dungeon mazes and battle giant rats, toxic worms and 
super leeches that call these caves home! Snoop on your enemies as you explore the countryside, but watch out for 
bushwhackers eager to steal your gold. If you train hard and master the ninja arts you may live long enough to 
exact revenge on the warlord that killed your family. One final word of advice: "Quiet ninjas live longer." 


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Defeat the vile overlord, or perish 
under his might! 


Maybe you can get a new boat at the 
shipyards. Be sure you have money. 


BANPRESTO OF JAPAN 


The popularity of Sonic and Tails is 
exploding into the toy market. 


THE GREAT BATTLE III 


CARTRIDGE 


SUPER FAMICOM 


8 MEG 


The third game of the Great 
Battle series joins the super 
deformed Gundam F91, Radar 
RX, Earth Fighter Roah and 
Ultraman Great as they battle 
evil forces again. Terrific side¬ 
scrolling fights make this a must 
for any fan of Japanese anima¬ 
tion. Really cool magic and huge 
bosses add to a graphically cool 
game. The Great Battle III is a 
terrific addition to any fighting 
fan’s collection. 


Radar RX must 
brawl with a 
bunch of the 
deformers. It’ll 
be a tough 
match. 


Battle Knight 
Gundam in a 
fight to the 
death! He’s 
just one of the 


NEUGIER 


SUPER FAMICOM 


8 MEG 


CARTRIDGE 


An adventurous quest of epic 
sizes is coming to the Super 
Famicom compliments of 
WolfTeam of Japan. This new 
RPG is set in a medieval land 
immersed within a mysterious 
plot. Evil beings of legend and 
lore have started appearing 
throughout the many towns, leav¬ 
ing death and destruction in their 
wake. It is up to a young warrior 
named Duke to save his people 
from the grip of darkness. 

Similar to Soul Blazer, Neugier 
combines action with an intricate 
plot line to create in whole, a sat¬ 
isfying quest. It will probably 
come to these shores, and if it 
does, anyone interested in this 
type of game should check it out. 
You won’t be disappointed with 
Neugier, it’s a good quest. 


Journey to distant lands on your ship, 
while avoiding sea monsters. 


Your ship has sunk, and you have 
landed ashore weak and weary. 


INTERNRTIONRL 

=NEWS= 


DOLL CRRZY! 

Japan has been doll crazy 
lately! It’s not too difficult to find 
dolls in the shapes of top-selling 
game characters in stores 
around Japan. Oh sure, many of 
you have been sleeping with 
teddy bears and the like since 
you were wee tykes, but I’ll bet 
you have never had dolls 
like these! 

Street Fighter II seemed kind 
of a natural setup for cute and 
cuddly dolls to be produced. 
Well, Capcom of Japan is intro¬ 
ducing stuffed dolls with the like¬ 
nesses of Balrog, E. Honda, 

Ryu, Chun Li and Blanka. Now 
you can cuddle up next to Chun 
Li or stroke Blanka’s electrifying 
hairdo! 

Not to be outdone, Sega will 
be introducing stuffed toys of 
Sonic and Tails! No word as of 
yet whether or not these toys will 
reach American shores. 


I bet you’d never think that these 
guys were so cuddly! 


68 Electronic Gaming Monthly 


























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beam, smart bombs and power line super weapons at 
your disposal, your enemies will see that you face the 
ultimate in terror! 

Super Turrican ™ is one of the finest Action/Adventure 
games you'll ever see, feel, play or hear! Thats right, 
near! With full-feature Dolby Surround Sound ™, if the 
incredible graphics don't toast you, the sound alone is 
enough to turn your brain into a crispy critter. 


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ever seen. Over 1000 screens. High-tech weaponry. 
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CONTROL YOURSELF! 

So you say that your con¬ 
trollers just aren’t comfortable 
enough? Just take a look at the 
Ascii Stick controller and you’ll 
wonder what you’ve been miss¬ 
ing all this time! This little hand¬ 
held wonder fits comfortably in 
the palm of your hand for easy 
use yet features all the compo¬ 
nents of their standard sticks like 
auto-fire capability! 

On the top side of the unit 
you’ll find the directional pad and 
the Left and Right buttons, now 
rounded, and the Start and 
Select buttons at the top of the 
unit. 

Turbo control can be modified 
by the row of switches near the 
front. The bottom of the con¬ 
troller has the A,B,X,Y buttons 
arranged in a pattern to easily 
access them by touch. The B 
and Y buttons have a raised por¬ 
tion, while the X and A are nor¬ 
mal. This joystick is great to use 
for heavy-duty RPGs but lacks 
stability for high-speed fighting 
games like, say, Street Fighter II. 




The Ascii Stick is quite comfortable 
to use, especially for RPGs. 




The bottom of the stick holds the 
buttons for easy finger access. 





SEPTENTRION 

SUPER FAMICOM | 8 MEG | CARTRIDGE 


Natural disasters always hit 
unexpectedly, and in this case it 
was no exception. The plot has 
you on a pleasure cruise turned 
deadly. The storms around ship 
picked up, and a giant tidal wave 
has struck the vessel broadside. 
Immediately the Septentrion (the 
boat) capsized, tossing all its 
occupants around. As it sunk, it 
generated a gigantic whirlpool, 
and now it is a race against time 
to escape the sinking ship before 
you end up in a watery grave. 

Septentrion is a fresh idea that 
should be seen at all costs. Its 
dramatic use of Mode 7 is amaz¬ 
ing to behold. This is a good 
example of combining action with 
mystery. Hopefully it will be 
brought to these shores, as it 
looks really good! 


Follow the lady deeper into the hull of 
the ship. She’s got some good ideas. 


Your hapless vessel is capsized by 
an oncoming tidal wave! 


Better hold on tight! Everything’s 
turning topsy turvy. 


While there is a brief lull in the tide, try 
looking around for useful items. 


CAPCOM OF JAPAN 


ROCKMAN 6 


FAMICOM 


UNK. MEG 


CARTRIDGE 


Rockman (Mega Man) is com¬ 
ing back to the Famicom again. 
Now in the progress of being 
programmed, Rockman 6 could 
be as good, and most likely bet¬ 
ter, than its predecessors. Like 
with part five, Capcom is having 
a contest in Japan to create the 
new bosses. Some lucky 
player/artist will have some of 
their characters in the game. 




This is the logo 
of the sixth 
game. The title 
screen is 
coming soon. 
Don’t worry. 


At least the art 
is done for this 
game. But who 
will the bosses 

turn nut tn hp? 




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Times will get 
tough for 
Doremon as he 
bounces 
around in the 
Land of Time. 


INTERNRTIONRL 
=NEWS = 


MORE 5F2 C00DIE5! 

In the endless quest to uncov¬ 
er the latest gimmicks and gad¬ 
gets, I have stumbled upon 
some Street Fighter II goodies 
that will have your friends drool¬ 
ing with envy! 

The first is a set of Street 
Fighter II characters that are 
cast in pewter. This series of 
sets features (American Names): 
Vega, Chun Li, Ryu and Balrog. 
The second set has M. Bison, 
Sagat, Ryu and Chun Li. It 
seems kinda cheap that they 
would throw in two of Ryu and 
Chun Li, but they are in different 
poses. I would like to have seen 
Guile or Blanka, but who cares, 
these characters look good any¬ 
way! As a final note, if you hap¬ 
pen to find these at a Japanese 
retail store, pick them up 
because they’re really flying off 
the shelves! 


The first set features Vega, Chun Li, 
Ryu and Balrog. (American names) 


Search for the box that looks similar 
to the Japanese SF2 game. 


SEGA OF JAPAN 


DOREMON 

MEGA DRIVE | 4 MEG 1 CARTRIDGE 


Join Doremon, a strange little 
critter as he explores seven lev¬ 
els packed full of adventure. 
Though this game is only 4 Meg, 
it looks great. The game play is 
similar to the style of the Mario 
Bros, games. The main charac¬ 
ter is animated with little person¬ 
ality quirks, and the comical 
theme is predominant through¬ 
out. It is unlikely that this game 
will come to our shores, but if it 
does, it’s one to look for. 


SEGA OF JAPAN 


The atomic 
section is filled 
with danger, 
not to mention 
radiation. 
Ouch! 


ESPERANZA 


MEGA DRIVE 


8 MEG 


CARTRIDGE 


An all-out battle is being 
brought out by Sega of Japan. 
Called Esperanza, this game 
focuses on fast-paced, hard-hit¬ 
ting action. The main character is 
a young man who is part of an 
anti-terrorist group. Armed with a 
gigantic Assault Suit, he must 
fight his way into a number of 
enemy strongholds protected by 
the most advanced 
weapon systems. 

Non-stop action 
awaits our hero, 
and only fast 
reflexes and 
super power-ups 
can save the day. 
Hopefully Sega 
will bring this awe¬ 
some shooter to 
these shores. 


After being dropped behind enemy 
lines, our hero begins his mission. 


You’ll have to fly into the very center 
of the enemy complex. 


The enemies have Assault Suits too, 
so the odds are against you. 


Who knows what evil secrets lurk 
within the confines of the swamp. 


# 72 Electronic Gaming Monthly 



























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JAIMES BOND 


Hey, now it’s your turn to be James Bond! 
All you have to do is rescue hostage 
scientists from a Caribbean island. 
Defeat a mad professor and 
his ruthless army. 
Take on all of Bond’s 
l old arch enemies. Enter 

a volcano. Blow up an 
I enemy space shuttle. And 
f of course, save the world. 

L That’s not too much to ask 
^ of you, the world’s greatest 
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A RANK THUNDER 


MEGA CD-ROM 


CD-ROM 


A Rank Thunder is a mystery 
about a young man who does 
not know who or what he is. He 
must piece together clues from 
various sources, while avoiding 
genetically enhanced Bio¬ 
soldiers. All he knows is he pos¬ 
sesses powers far greater than a 
normal man, and the govern¬ 
ment wants him dead. Was he 
part of a secret experiment? 
What is the extent of his pow¬ 
ers? Only time will tell. 


Find out more 
about your 
mysterious 
past from the 
defeated 
enemy. 


The mysteri¬ 
ous stranger 
tells you 
about the 
government 
experiment. 


VIDEO SYSTEM OF JAPAN 


SONIC WINGS 




SUPER FAMICOM 


UKN. MEG 


CARTRIDGE 


SEGA OF JAPAN 


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INCLOSING... 

Look to this section next month 
for a complete wrap-up of the 
CSG Game Show to see the 
latest games produced in Japan. 
I’ll be there! 


INTERNRTIONRL 

=NEW5= 


KICK AND RUSH SOCCER 

GAME PEAR | 2 MEG | CARTRIDGE 


Sports games are always a 
welcome sight for the Game 
Gear. One of the most popular 
sports in the world, soccer is 
highlighted in this new cart. Just 
because it’s a portable game, 
don’t underestimate this cart! It’s 
a realistic game of soccer with 
plenty of teams, and a lot of 
control over the players. Sports 
fans, and soccer players will 
rejoice, for now they can play 
their sport on a rainy day. 


Finally for those who want to 
take Street Fighter II on the go, 
Lotte foods has introduced 
Street Fighter II corn snacks. We 
who have tasted Andy Capp 
fried potatoes, you know what to 
expect from these snacks. What 
next? Street Fighter frozen 
foods! 


Street Fighter II is now available in 
handy snack packs like this one! 


15 THAT R HEDGEHOG IN 
YOUR PRNT5... 

Wearing a pair of Sonic shorts 
is sure to invoke jealousy among 
your peers. These come directly 
from Sega of Japan and are the 
perfect complement for all of the 
other Sonic the Hedgehog mer¬ 
chandise! 


Another hot shooter is blasting 
its way onto TV screens in 
Japan. Entitled Sonic Wings, this 
shooter takes the common con¬ 
cept, and takes it one step fur¬ 
ther by utilizing a unique power- 
up system. The game plays as 
well as it looks: HOT! This game 
is destined to be one of the 
better shooters overseas. To 
make this game even better, it’s 
two-player simultaneous play! 
Who could ask for more? 


These are the 
two pilots: 
Hien and Mao. 
Both are expert 
pilots that you 
control. 


Gigantic boss¬ 
es and large 
levels make for 
an intense 
shooter that’s 
non-stop fun! 


During a goalie 
kick, always 
cover the other 
team’s mem¬ 
bers, or they’ll 
get the ball. 


Try to shoot for 
the goal! Kick, 
head, or knee 
the ball in to 
gain a point. 
Soccer fury! 




































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STAGE SELECT, INVINCIBILITY AND SOUNDTESTl 


Normally, you would 
have to complete multiple 
missions to get any further 
in this space flight combat 
simulation. But, this trick 
will give you a new, awe¬ 
some option screen. To 
get this to work, you must 
go to the title screen that 
allows you to choose the 
start and continue options. 
At this screen, press these 
buttons in this order: B, A, 
B, Y, B, Y, L button, A, R 


button, A and START. 
After you do this, you will 
see a brand new options 
screen that will allow you 
to select your series and 
mission, turn invincibility 
on or off, and choose your 
song and your sound 
effects selection. This trick 
is great to access any 
area of the game and to 
practice your skills as a 
pilot with the invincibility 
option. 


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Are you finding the ene¬ 
mies in the newest of the 
Turtles games to be just a 
little too difficult to finish in 
one sitting? Or maybe you 
are tired of starting the 
game all over again after 
running out of continues. 
This new code will give 
you the option of selecting 


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from any stage and area in 
the game. First, wait for 
the Konami logo. As soon 
as it starts forming on the 
screen, put in the second 
code. Press these buttons 
in this order: C, B, B, A, A, 
A, B, C. Make sure to do it 
quickly enough before the 
Konami logo disappears. If 


As the Konami logo appears, 
put in the first code. 


The title screen will appear. 
Do the second code here. 


A stage and area selection 
screen will now appear. 


On this screen, enter the code 
with the buttons and START. 


choose your stage and 
area to start on. After you 
choose your starting 
place, press the START 
button. You will now be 
starting at the beginning of 
the stage and area of your 
choice. You can even start 
at the last area with the 
infamous Super Shredder. 
Take on this super boss 
and save Manhattan from 
a horrible doom. 


Take on the infamous Super 
Shredder in a deathly duel! 


you are not quick enough, 
the code will not work, and 
you will have to start over 
again from the beginning. 
Now press START. The 
title screen will show up. 
Now at the title screen, 
quickly press these but¬ 
tons in this order: A, B, B, 
C, C, C, B, A. After you do 
this, press the START but¬ 
ton on the 1 or 2 player 
option. A screen will 
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You can do this trick in 
the practice, easy or hard 
mode. It is suggested that 
the practice mode be 
used, because it gives you 
unlimited potions. So, 
choose the practice mode 
at the title screen. Start the 
game, then walk right and 
down the stairs onto the 
platform. Continue right 
until you reach a small 
floating platform. Jump 
onto the platform and use 


the potion for a portal (the 
one circled on the top 
right-hand picture). It is the 
only potion you can use 
from the choices. When 
you use the potion, it will 
make a thunderous sound. 
Once you do this, you will 
have access to all the 
weapons, and be able to 
go into every level, even 
the last four stages. 

Anthony Farris 
Roy, Utah 



Choose the practice mode 
from the title screen. 




Using the portal potion will 
let you access more stages! 



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I GENESIS 

14 EXTRA CONTINUES 1 


If you’ve always run out 
of continues and wanted to 
have many more, this trick 
will satisfy all you Sonic 
players. Scroll down and 
access the options from 
the title screen. Press 
START and the options 
screen will appear. Move 
down to the sound test 
and play these songs in 
this order: 01,01,02, 04. 
Now move up to the box 
that says “Player Select 


Sonic and Tails.” Highlight 
the box and then press 
START. Get into the game 
and you will eventually die. 
After the “Game Over” 
comes on the screen, the 
continue screen will 
appear with 14 Sonic con¬ 
tinue symbols above Sonic 
and Tails. Song number 4 
will be playing throughout 
the whole game, and there 
will be no sound effects as 
you play. 



Select the options from the Play the sounds in the right 
title screen shown here. order to continue many times. 


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This is a rather strange 
way to access a level 
select. Press START at 
the title screen and then 
move the bat to the “Pass- 
code” option. Press the 
START button. Enter the 
code: 5257. Press the A 
button and a bunch of 
symbols that look like 
mushrooms will appear at 
the bottom of the screen. 
Move the pad LEFT and 
over to the first number of 



the code. You will now be 
able to enter codes for 
every level. For example: 
Enter the code 6300 and 
you will get to level 6-3. 
The first two numbers are 
the level and section of the 
game. The second two 
numbers must be zeros for 
the level codes to work. 


Jack Moy 
Wheeling, IL 




Select the Passcode option Put in the code corresponding 
and put in the main code. to the level you wish to start at. 


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Something is very wrong at the Zevo Toy Factory. 

Ever since the evil General Zevo took charge, he’s been manufacturing an 
army of deadly military weapons disguised as toys that threaten to destroy 
everything in their path and take over the factory forever! 

Only the General’s nephew, Leslie, can stand up to the power-hungry 
madman! Armed with hundreds of Good Toys that can hold their own 
against the toughest of Bad Toys, Leslie enters into war. And with allies 
like the spring-attack Jack-in-the-Boxes and rapid-fire Peanut Guns, 

Leslie’s ready to take on anything the General can throw at him! 

• Hundreds of Good Toys at your command, each with their own special actions! 

• Incredible graphics, sound effects, and over 1,000frames of animation! 

• Based on the film directed by Academy Award-winner Barry Levinson! 
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Super Conflict is war enough for anybody whether yoirre a video gamer, a board game fan, or a 
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| ELECTRONIC 
ARTS 


GENESIS 


1-UP LOOP 


If you are having trouble 
and end up running out of 
lives, this trick will get you 
as many lives as you want 
for this cute game. On the 
very first level of the game, 
take Rolo and go to the 
man who holds the keys to 
the cages. Leap onto his 
head and rescue the rabbit 
in the cage. Press START 
and then transfer control to 
the rabbit. Hop left, to the 
beginning of the level and 


jump straight up to collect 
the 1-Up. Press START 
and go to the map. Go into 
the same level that you 
were just in. Once you are 
in, just do the same 
process all over again. 
Repeat this, and you will 
be able to collect as many 
1-Ups as you want this 
way. 

Merlin Newby 
Nova Scotia, Canada 


Get the key and rescue the 
rabbit from the cage. 


Collect thel-Upatthe 
start of the level and repeat. 


MINDSCAPE 


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GENESIS 

LEVEL PASSWORDS ! 


Are you finding that this 
game is too difficult in 
some of the levels? Never 
fear! The following are 
codes for each level of this 
magnificent game. Wait 
until the title screen 
appears. Now, move the 
pointer to the “Enter Pass¬ 
word” option. After you do 
this, a password entry 
screen will appear. On the 
code screen, form the 
password of your choice 


for access to these levels: 
Level 2 - NASHWAN 
Level 3 - COYOTE 
Level 4 - FOXX 

Once you start a new 
level, there will be enough 
money for you to buy as 
many new weapons and 
potions as you want. 


Sergio Kovic 
Ontario, Canada 



At the title screen, move to 
“Enter Password.” Choose it. 






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SUPER NES 

GAME GENIE CODES 

SUPER NES 

GAME GENIE CODE 


Now you can have infi¬ 
nite lives, invincibility, and 
a super jump with these 
exclusive Game Genie 
codes! You must have a 
Game Genie peripheral for 
your Super NES to make 
these work. 

C22B-ADA5 - Infinite lives 

C23D-6FA0 - Longer 
invincibility after you’re hit 
1B2D-6765 + 4A2D-67A5 

- Gives you Super Jump 


Here is an incredible 
Game Genie code for use 
with Ryu and Ken in Street 
Fighter 2. You must have 
a Game Genie peripheral 
for your Super NES to 
make the code work. This 
code will give you a very 
slow fireball with the jab 
button, a fast fireball with 
the strong button, and a 
super fast one with fierce. 
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Wouldn’t you like to ride 
the fastest motorcycle in 
the world? Well, now you 
can with these awesome 
passwords for Road Rash 
2! Press START at the title 
screen. When you get to 
the menu, highlight the 
Game Options, and press 
START. Now move the 
cursor up to “Set Pass¬ 
words” and press the 
START button again. Now, 
enter these passwords for 


different money with the 
best bike called the Wild 
Thing: 

01C8-1 VOL - Level 1 with 
$1000 

EBC9-1UOD - Level 1 with 
$300,520 

EBC9-5U0H - Level 5 with 
$300,520 

Now you’re jammin’ with 
the best bike! 

Mitch Feldman 
Fountain Valley, CA 


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the options screen provided. 



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SUPER NES 


BONUS GAME SELECT 


Here is a great trick for 
all you Toon enthusiasts! 
At the title screen, move 
the pointer to the Pass¬ 
word option, and press 
START. You will see three 
character faces in the win¬ 
dow boxes of the pass¬ 
word screen. Put Elmyra in 
the first box, Shirley the 
Loon in the second box, 
and Calamity Coyote in 
the third box. Now press 
START, and you will see a 


menu come up with all of 
the bonus games. Move 
the cursor to the game you 
want to play, and press the 
SELECT button. Now 
press the START button 
and you will be warped 
into the bonus game you 
chose. If you want to ran¬ 
domly pick a bonus game, 
then either choose 
Roulette, or press the B 
button on the bonus game 
choice screen. 




Choose the password option 
and pick the correct faces. 


Now you can access all of the 
bonus games with the code! 



ELECTRONIC 
ARTS 
GENESIS 


When the Psygnosis 
logo screen appears, hold 
the A, B and C buttons 
and then press the START 
button. You will see the 
hidden credits of the pro¬ 
grammers who designed 
and put together the game 
and the special thanks 
appear and scale letter by 
letter onto the screen. 

Joe Weston 
Prince George, VA 


SHADOW OF THE BEAST 2| 

SEE THE HIDDEN CREDITS 


TRICKMRN’S IN THE SUMMER! 

Well, not quite yet, but our fave messenger of mirth has 
again gone out and gotten another speeding ticket. Yep, two 
in two months! This time it seems that he forgot to turn on 
his radar detector, so as he was tooling down the highway 
he got nailed big time by the boys in blue. All of his charm, 
personality and promise of printing an SF2 Boss code just 
didn’t work. Besides, the cop said that he only plays the 
Genesis. Trickman did score points and got his speed low¬ 
ered when he told the policeman about the Genesis SF2 CE 
version coming in June. 

Remember, if we use your trick, you'll be immortalized in 
the pages of EGM and get a game for your favorite system*! 
Trickman needs your help! Send your gaming goodies to: 
Tricks of the Trade, Sendai, 1920 Highland Avenue, Suite 
222, Lombard, Illinois 60148. 

Rules that ws put In tiny print to mate our lawyers happy...Sendal Publications, Inc Is not responsible for the submission 
of similar or identical tips, and is not obligated to award the game carts to those people who submit information that has 
en printed or was previously located by the staff of the magazine 
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Action! 



Bedrock™ is cracking up and 
it’s up to Fred to put it back 
together! Ride a pterodactyl 
through blazing skies and 
cool off in a breath-taking 
undersea world. Brave 
prehistoric threats and 
save Bedrock. 


Fred uses an ancient map to 
uncover hidden treasures 
throughout Bedrock! Travel 
across seven levels filled with 
thrilling dangers: snares, traps 
and more stand between Fred 
and a mountain of Loot! 


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390 Holbrook Drive 
Wheeling, IL 60090 



Beautiful Planet 38 is next on 
Cogswell’s list of acquisitions 
and it’s up to George Jetson 
and his family to save it! 
George uses anti-gravity 
boots, jet boards and more 
to stop Cogswell from 
ruining the world. 


Monster robots are attacking 
George’s home town, Orbit 
City! He gets help from Jane, 
Judy, Elroy and even Astro 
in his attempt to stop the 
invasion and turn the 
robots into tin cans! 


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SEGA 


PHANTASY STAR IV 

GENESIS I 8+ MIC | CARTRIDGE 


There sure is plenty to talk 
about this month so I'll get right 
to the heart of it! There is no 
need to break out the dusty 
Atari 2600 to play your favorite 
games anymore! Activision has 
announced that they will be 
doing Super NES versions of 
the classic hits like River Raid, 
Kaboom and Pitfall! Bet you 
never thought you’d see these 
games live again, and frankly, 
neither did we! 

Electronic Arts has another 
assortment of games coming 
our way. Bill Walsh College 
Football features 48 college 
teams with variable weather 
conditions and classic teams 
from past history. General 
Chaos is an interesting war- 
strategy game with comical 
fighting sequences. 

Accolade has their lineup of 
sports games, too! Brett Hull 
Hockey features the popular 
player with Mode 7 rink effects 
and realistic movements of the 
players. Al Michaels will be 
announcing this game, but his 
voice will be less choppy. Pele 
Soccer stars one of the greatest 
soccer players ever with unique 
Mode 7 field effects with a 3/4 
perspective of the field for a 
better view of the intense soc¬ 
cer action! 

However, one of the greatest 
surprises is the update to the 
awesome Phantasy Star series. 
PS IV has the same awesome 
combat as PS II but offers a 
longer storyline and even more 
enemies than ever before! 


Enter the city and talk to the people. 
Here you will gain a lot of information. 

The epic struggle of good ver¬ 
sus evil continues in Phantasy 
Star IV. First there was Alis in a 
quest to free her land of the many 
terrors that roamed free. Then it 
was Rolf, a government agent 
who was to find out what was 
wrong with his planet’s computer, 
Mother Brain. He and his party 
were pursued as criminals by 
robotic hunters, as well as vicious 
Bio-Monsters. The third install¬ 
ment in this epic series was so 
large that it spanned three gener¬ 
ations! In that quest, the family 
line of heroes joined forces with 
the cyborg Wren, and many oth¬ 
ers to stop the most hideous 
source of all evil: Dark Force. The 
Dark Force was seemingly 
destroyed, but was it? Our new 
set of heroes will travel through 
several immense worlds each 
with several continents. The bat¬ 
tle scenes in this version are like 
the second, as is most of the 
quest. This game is bigger than 
all the ones before it. The extra 
memory will also allow this ver¬ 
sion to have more animation, bet¬ 
ter music and a much longer 
quest. 


It is always good to remember certain 
landmarks, especially in a large world. 


Talk to the king who lives behind the 
walls for one of your quests. 


This is just a glimpse of the brave new 
warriors within Phantasy Star 4. 


Is the vile Dark Force back to wreak 
havoc upon the new world? 


88 Electronic Gaming Monthly 






























Take a Drive Off the Deep 

End wit h Road Av enger! 

. . ... — .... 


Take it to the extreme. Road Avenger 
for the Sega CD gives you the license 
to do whatever it takes to wipe 
S.C.U.M. (Secret Criminal Under¬ 
ground Movement) off the highway. 
Ever smash a car through a hotel 
lobby? Spin off a bridge at high 
speed? How about tearing up the 
beach on the tail of perpetrators? 
Now's your chance! Gear up for the 
ultimate hot pursuit. Road Avenger, 
so much fun it should be illegal! 

• Full CD soundtrack! 

• Digitally recorded stereo sound 
puts you right in the game! 

• In your face close-ups! 

• Over 30 minutes of full 
motion animation! 

• Heads-up-display keeps your 
eyes on the action! 

• Nine rubber burning stages! 

• Head spinning 360 / 

degree scrolling! 




















GENESIS I 16 MEG | CARTRIDGE 


The alien warriors crawl undaunted 
through the penal colony. 


ALIEN 3 


SUPER NES |UHK,MEG| CARTRIDGE 


Ripley has crash landed on Fior- 
na 6, a penal colony. Unknowing¬ 
ly bringing the alien menace to 
the planet, Ripley must free the 
prisoners she has put into peril. 
Armed with a variety of weapons 
ranging from a pulse rifle to a 
grenade launcher, she will have 
to fight hordes of slime covered 
xenomorphs. Fierce alien warriors 
will halt Ripley’s progress if 
they can. 

While based on the third movie, 
the weapons from the second are 
here to create a spine-tingling 
adventure. The levels vary from a 
slaughter house to the lead 
works. This game recreates the 
chilling mood of the movie. It’s up 
to you to end the nightmare once 
and for all. 


Shoot the facehuggers before they 
attach to you, or you will die! 


The ventilation ducts hold many 
terrors. You must be brave! 


Electronic Arts has just created 
a spooky new cart called Haunt¬ 
ing. The main character is a 
young Frankenstein Monster, and 
he’s got a bone to pick with the 
Sardini family. You see, they 
axed him a long time ago, and 
now he wants revenge. So what 
our young ghoul does is chase 
the Sardinis from house to house, 
frightening them away from their 
homes and businesses. 

With a comical approach, 
Haunting creates a good ol’ time 
by letting you scare the pants off 
some bad guys. For even more 
laughs, you can have two players 
haunting away. Sooner or later 
the Sardinis catch on to your 
plan, and that’s when the trouble 
begins. Will you stand a ghost of 
a chance in Haunting? 


Chase Vito Sardini through the 
garage and out the door. 


Check the map to find out where 
the whole family is located. 


WWF ROYAL RUMBLE 

SUPER NES | UNK. MEG | CARTRIDGE 


WWF Royal Rumble is a 
wrestling fan’s dream come true. 
All of your favorite wrestlers are 
here, like Hulk Hogan, Brutus “the 
Barber” beefcake and Mr. Perfect. 
Recreate the havoc of your 
favorite Royal Rumble. Can you 
throw the other WWF superstars 
out of the ring? Or if you want, 
you can have a straight match 
against a friend or the computer 
in an all-out bash! Speaking of 
bashing, once out of the ring, 
anything goes. Your wrestler can 
pick up chairs and other heavy 
objects to totally pummel your 
adversary. You also have an 
assortment of special moves, too! 
Two-player fighting action is defi¬ 
nitely a plus, as this game goes 
above and beyond its 
predecessor in every way. 


A Royal Rumble at its finest! It’s a 
fight to survive in the ring. 


Mr. Perfect picks up a chair! Will he 
bash the poor guy over the head? 


ELECTRONIC ARTS 


HAUNTING 


90 Electronic Gaming Monthly 




























Jrs LIKE CHINESE FOOD... 

AS SOON AS YOU FINISH, YOU'RE HUNGRY 
FOR MORE. 


Ahhh! Shanghai II. Millions have been amazed, 
intrigued, tantalized by the greatest strategy game 
ever devised. Its easy to get started. And even easier 
to get hooked. 

Just match tiles to remove 
them. But removing them all 
requires an observant eye and 
strategic mind. 

Shanghai Us tiles are never 
arranged the same way twice, 
so every game is a whole new challenge. And ever 
more difficult levels await you as your 
skills improve. 



FUGS OF THE WORLD 
TILE SET 


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Now, if variety is the spice of life, Shanghai II is 
hot stuff indeed. For it not only gives you 13 tile 
layouts to try, but you can select from 11 tile designs 
and 6 different game modes. 

Feeling competitive? Chal¬ 
lenge the computer or an oppo¬ 
nent to a game of Dragons Eye 
where one tries to make the 
Dragon come to life while the 
other attempts to prevent it. 

Help yourself to Shanghai II: Dragons Eye. But 
beware. Once you start, you’ll never 
get enough! 



DRAGON’S EYE: THE 
ULTIMATE CHALLENGE 


Shanghai II: Dragon’s Eye is available for SNES as well as PC and Macintosh. Sec your local retailer or call 1-800-477-3650 

















ELECTRONIC ARTS 


GENERAL CHAOS 

GENESIS | 8 MEG | CARTRIDGE" 

A new type of military simulator/ 

I action extravaganza is here. Enti¬ 
tled General Chaos, you lead 
your forces through a variety of 
terrains, and shoot the enemies 
as they attack. Choose from sev¬ 
eral combat teams ranging from 
blood thirsty commandos, to the 
standard grunts. Strategically 
| place your troops, load up your 
large arsenal of weapons, and 
| engage in land combat. Special 
items like the rocket launcher can 
I turn the tide of battle, making a 
sure win into a devastating 
defeat. Control your soldiers in 
the midst of war, letting your fast 
reflexes take hold. General 
I Chaos molds together the two 
themes almost perfectly to create 
| a new concept. 


Utter chaos will erupt upon the 
battlefield in non-stop action. 


Choose your team that will go up 
against the enemy forces. 


SUPER NES 


UNK. MEG 


Welcome to G-2, the next gen¬ 
eration of robot warfare. You con¬ 
trol a three-story-tall battle 
android. Your offensive capabili¬ 
ties are great. You are armed with 
a high density plasma saber, able 
to carve holes in tanks. With the 
inception of this new technology, 
it was bound to happen - that 
criminals would get their hands 
on them. It is up to you to stop 
them. With the might of an entire 
army, you will smash your way 
through fifteen levels of cybernet¬ 
ic scenery. 

Action lovers will cluster around 
this one, as it’s filled with mind- 
blowing intensity and great multi¬ 
scrolling backgrounds. The levels 
are long and tough. Only the 
greatest of warriors will see it 
through. Are you ready for G-2? 


An enemy outpost lies in wait of your 
attack. Could it be a trap? 


GOLDE 


GENESIS 


The story unravels within the war 
room. Check out the graphic cinemas. 


The Golden Axe series has 
always been known for its sword¬ 
swinging action, and the third 
game in the series is no excep¬ 
tion. Boasting superior graphics 
and sound, this game may prove 
to be the best Golden Axe yet! 
Four brave heroes have stepped 
forth to combat the many magical 
beings that have suddenly started 
attacking the realm. The Barbar¬ 
ian and the Amazon are back 
along with a brand new Lizard 
man and also an Ogre. Sorry 
Dwarf fans, that character is not 
here. With this sequel comes 
more moves and spectacular 
magic powers. They are a sight to 
behold. Fans of Golden Axe take 
note, you won’t have long to wait 
for one of the best hack-and- 
slash games ever. 


CARTRIDGE 


Charge out onto the enemy battleship 
and destroy it from within! 


CARTRIDGE 


Each character has a special move 
that can maul an enemy. 


Hacking and slashing in this Golden 
Axe has never looked better! 


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2020 BASEBALL 

SUPER HES |H MEG I CARTRIDGE 


Those of you who are familiar 
with the Neo*Geo know that 2020 
Baseball is one of the best base¬ 
ball games on the market. Now a 
wonderful translation of this fine 
game of baseball is heading for 
the Super NES. Very few ele¬ 
ments from the original have 
been taken out, so this translation 
is as close as you can get. A few 
of the voices are missing, but all 
the sports fun is still here! When 
there is a special play, the cam¬ 
era zooms in on the animated 
sequence! To add to the excite¬ 
ment, land mines are placed in 
the outfield! Your players can be 
male, female or even a robot! Is 
2020 Baseball the future of Amer¬ 
ica’s favorite pastime? Who 
knows? But you can play it now. 


It doesn’t matter who you are: man, 
woman or robot, you can all bat! 


If you do a great job your player will 
get an applause from the audience. 


BIO-METAL 


SUPER NES 


8 MEG 


CARTRIDGE 


That awesome shooter Bio- 
Metal is finally coming to the 
States, compliments of the folks 
at Activision. This intense shooter 
has you taking the battle to the 
alien forces before they could 
reach Earth and her colonies. 
Your ship is an advanced proto¬ 
type, untested in combat, but our 
best bet in destroying the alien 
armada. It is capable of being 
powered up with special icons 
found throughout the battlefield, 
that give it massive firepower. 
Your ship will need all the power 
it can muster, as the enemies are 
plentiful, not to mention very 
powerful. The bosses and mid¬ 
bosses are really gigantic, and 
will possibly destroy your ship. 
Can you take control of Bio-Metal, 
the first cybernetic fighter ship? 


Fly through the night sky while 
avoiding plasma blasts and bullets. 


The mini-bosses are tough and 
vicious. Better keep your distance. 


SUPER AIR DIVER 


CARTRIDGE 


4 MEG 


SUPER NES 


The long-awaited sequel to the 
classic Genesis shooter is here! 
This time it’s slated to come to 
the Super NES, and it looks hot! 
Super Air Diver, like its predeces¬ 
sor, will contain fast-paced aerial 
combat thanks to Nintendo’s DSP 
chip. Looking much like 
Pilotwings, Super Air Diver holds 
much promise. The enemy jets 
are not simple mindless drones, 
but combat-ready aces! The con¬ 
trol will be topnotch, and the dra¬ 
matic use of Mode 7 will simulate 
the skies of the world. Anyone 
who has ever dreamed of flying 
an elite fighter will thrill to the 
sheer realism of this cart. From 
the swarms of fighters to the dog¬ 
fights, you will be impressed. 
Super Air Diver is definitely a 
worthy sequel. 


Extra special moves are zoomed in 
to show the fast-paced action! 


Fly in low over the cityscape. 
Blast any enemy you encounter! 


The ocean carries some of its own 
dangers. Beware of a quick death! 


94 Electronic Gaming Monthly 

































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Bodyboarding 



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In Each Event: 

2nd Prize (1 winner) 

3rd Prize (1 winner) 

4th Prize (2 winners) 

5th Prize (30 winners) 


Camcorder, ($1000.00 each in value) 
Video Laser Disc, ($ 600.00 each in value) 
Compact Disc Player, ($250.00 each in value) 
Boy London Watch, ($50.00 each in value) 


Just how good of a player are you anyway? You may think you're great, but can you win the title of "Most 
Excellent Dude" or "Dudette?" Here's your chance to achieve greatness in five wayout events, plus win some ultra 
cool prizes to boot. So buy California Games II for your Super Nintendo, start practicing, and match your skills 
against the world! See scoreboard, above, for entry deadline dates. Watch the scoreboard for future details in 
EGM and Game Pro magazines. 


• Each event will be played and scored separately. When you think you have a top score to beat, take a photo of your score with you in the picture and send it to: 

DTMC Inc. “Ultimate Challenge”, 370 Convention Way, Suite 202, Redwood City, CA 94063. 

Include your name, address and phone number with your entry. Entry must be received by DTMC on or before entry deadline date. 

If your score stands at the end of the event, you'll win the GRAND PRIZE for that event. Of course, you can keep playing and send In another score should you top yourself. 

• All other prizes will be awarded based on other top scores for each event. In the event of a tie score, our judges will randomly draw a winner, with the other player(s) dropping to the ne>^^ 
level of prizes. The decision of the judges in the selection of the winners is final. Prizes are not transferable. Prizes listed are subject to availability. DTMC Inc. reserves the right to substitute 
prizes of equal or greater value or cash. Taxes are the responsibility of the winner. 

• Neither DTMC Inc. nor the judges will be liable for lost or misdirected mail. Incomplete entries are ineligible. Employees, families and affiliates of DTMC Inc.. EPYX Inc. and Silicon Sorcery are 
not eligible to enter. Not sponsored by Nintendo. This contest is open to residents of the USA and Canada only. This contest is subject to all federal, state and local laws and regulations. Void 
where prohibited. 

• Winner names, photos and prize information may be used by DTMC Inc. for promotional or advertising purposes without further compensation. 

To take a photo of the Super NES screen, use a 35mm camera without a flash. Turn out the lights in the room and take your best shot. 


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Jet Surfing 


Grand Prize 
(1 winner) 

Wide Screen Stereo 
Color Project. TV 
($3500.00 in value) 


Grand Prize 
(1 winner) 
Stereo System 
($2000.00 in value) 


Grand Prize 
(1 winner) 
Stereo System 
($2000.00 in value) 


Grand Prize 
(1 winner) 

Wide Screen Stereo 
Color Project. TV 
($3500.00 in value) 


Grand Prize 
(1 winner) 
Stereo System 
($2000.00 in value) 


Snowboarding Bodyboarding 


Hang Gliding 


Skateboarding 


Jet Surfing 
Entry 
Deadline 
6/30/93 


Hang Gliding 
Entry 
Deadline 
4/30/93 


Skateboarding 

Entry 

Deadline 

5/31/93 


Nintendo®, Super NES™ and Super Nintendo Entertainment System® are trademarks of Nintendo of America. 

©1993 Nintendo of America Inc. DTMC is a trademark of DTMC Inc. California Games II is a trademark of EPYX Inc. EPYX is a trademark of EPYX Inc. 






































EXILE 2 


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CD-ROM 


The Templar Knights return in 
j Exile 2! Join the lone warrior 
I Sadler as he once again must 
free his land and its people from 
oppression. Sadler’s journey 
starts once he leaves the con¬ 
fines of the town. Once he is out 
into the wastelands he will meet 
creatures such as the vicious 
scorpions. To aid in his quests, 
he will befriend some fellow 
adventurers. Sadler will learn 
magic, and gain the use of mysti- 
| cal weapons and objects. 

This enhanced sequel has 
I music even better than the first! 
The cinema displays are done 
really well, and help bring this 
adventure alive for the player. 
The action scenes are done well, 
too. A good action RPG. 



The graphic cinemas of this game are 
enhanced over the original. 



Stock up on weapons and supplies 
before leaving the town’s safety. 



Fight your way across the treacherous 
wastelands in search of an oasis. 


SUrEK TUKKIlAN 


NES 


UNK. MEG 


CARTRIDGE 


The classic shoot-a-thon is 
now coming to the NES. Just like 
its bigger brother on the Super 
NES, this one has plenty of 
action and enough power-ups to 
tilt a camel. It’s an all-out assault 
against an impending alien inva¬ 
sion, with your powerful android 
about to take it all on. Collect 
icons to gain massive firepower 
and shields. Storm a variety of 
battlegrounds filled to the brim 
with aliens. Oh what fun! 



Invade the 
enemy base 
and strike out 
with your 
powerful 
arsenal. 



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NES 


UNK. MEG 


CARTRIDGE 


Originally on the GameBoy, 
this popular title is now going to 
be enhanced for the NES. While 
the largest addition to this game 
is color, fans will find all new 
secrets and a lot more fun. 

Like before, Kirby must travel 
through a variety of lands that 
are full of challenges. If you liked 
the GameBoy version, you’ll love 
this enhanced cart. It’s loaded 
with the action die-hard players 
demand in their adventures. 


A word to the 
wise. Watch 
out for the 
spikes; it hurts 
when you 
touch them. 



SPIDER-MAN 3: SPIDER SLAYERS 


GAMEBOY 


UNK. MEG 


I 


CARTRIDGE 



The continuation of Spider- 
Man’s epic struggle to stop crime 
is here: the third GameBoy 
game entitled Spider Slayers. 

Look for all the action that made 
the first two so popular here. 

Spider-Man is now being hunted 
down by the police and the crimi- Swin 9 through 
nals. To make his matters Central Park, 

worse, a group of super-villains 
are developing a special weapon 
to destroy the web-slinger once 
and for all. A great sequel. 


This is the title 
screen to this 
hot GameBoy 
game. Wait 
until you see 
the game. 


while avoiding 
the police 
and the 
burly thugs. 



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Magic Candle Worid 
Trolls in Candy Land 
Mighty Final Fight 
Dragon Warrior 4 


Amer. Sammy 
Amer. Soft. 
Capcom 
Enix 
FCI 

Hi-Tech Exp. 


Jaleco 

Konami 


Mickey's Safari 
Pro Sport Hockey 
Young Indy 
Konami Grand Prix 
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F117A Stealth Fighter MicroProse 
Mario is Missing Soft.Tool Works 

Addams Family Animation Ocean 
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Jurassic Park Ocean 

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Dracula Sony Imagesoft 

Fire ‘N Ice 
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Where's Waldo 2 
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Tecmo 

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THQ 

Titus 


Indiana Jones: last crusade UBI 
Prince of Persia Virgin 


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Mortal Kombat Acclaim 

NFL Quarterback Club Acclaim 

Acclaim’s World Cup Soccer Acclaim 
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Bio-Metal Activision 

Kaboom Activision 

Pitfall Activision 

River Raid Activision 

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Super Air Diver Activision 

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Football Fury Amer. Sammy 

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Super Dodgeball Amer. T echnos 

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Aladdin Capcom 

Capcom's NFL Football Capcom 

Final Fight 2 Capcom 

Goof Troop Capcom 

Ultimate Fighter Culture Brain 

Dashing Desperados Data East 

Monday Night Football Data East 

Cal. Games 2 DTMC 


Future Zone 

ElectroBrain 

Legends of the Ring 

ElectroBrain 

Bulls vs. Blazers 2 

Electronic Arts 

ActRaiser 2 

Enix 

Dragon Warrior 5 

Enix 

Seventh Saga 

Enix 

Ultima 6 

FCI 

Ultima 7 

FCI 

Worlds of Ultima 

FCI 

Humans 

GameTek 

Kawasaki Canibean Challenge 

Game Tek 

Battle Grand Prix 

Hudson 

Beauty and the Beast 

Hudson 

Dig & Spike Volleyball 

Hudson 

Fievel Goes West 

Hudson 

Inspector Gadget 

Hudson 

Super Bomberman '93 

Hudson 

Super 3-D Football 

Hudson 

Claymates 

Interplay 

Lord of the Rings 

Interplay 

Rock & Roll Racing 

Interplay 

Rocky Rodent 

Irem 

Brawl Brothers 

Jaleco 

Super Bases Loaded 2 

Jaleco 

Super Empire 

JVC 

G 2 

Kemco 

Top Gear 2 

Kemco 

Inendo 

Koei 

NFL Football 

Konami 

Alien 3 

UN 

Incredible Crash Dummies 

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Terminator 2 

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WWF Royal Rumble 

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Noah's Ark 2 

Matchbox 

F-1 Grand Prix 2 

Me 'O River 

Super Volleyball 

Me ‘0 River 

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Mario is Missing Soft. Tool Works 

Championship Wrestling 

Natsume 

Special Tee Shot 

Nintendo 

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Ocean 

Clue Parker Brothers 

Arcus Odyssey 

Renovation 

Dream Probe 

Renovation 

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Seta 

Equinox Sony Imagesoft 

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Sunsoft 

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Sunsoft 

Superman 

Sunsoft 

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THQ 

Robosaurus 

THQ 

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Titus 

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WWF Wrestlemania (CD) Arena 

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Mig-29 Domark 

Tearn Williams Grand Prix Domark 

Stellar Seven (CD) Dynamix 

B.O.B. EA 

Haunting EA 

James Pond 3 EA 

Might & Magic 3 EA 

World Champ. Wrestling FCI 

Acclaim's World Cup Soccer Flying Edge 

NFL Quarterback Club Flying Edge 

Simpsons: Bart's Nightmare Flying Edge 

T2: Judgement Day Flying Edge 

Brutal (CD) Game Tek 

Family Feud Game Tek 

Harlem Globetrotters Game Tek 

Humans Game Tek 

Humans 2 Game Tek 

Jeopardy Game Tek 

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Kawasaki Game Tek 

King’s Table Game Tek 

Wheel of Fortune 2 Game Tek 

Metal Fang JVC 

Dungeon Master (CD) JVC 

Metal Fang (CD) JVC 

ThunderHawk (CD) JVC 

P.T.O. Koei 

Rocket Knight Adventures Konami 

Nolan Ryan Express Mentrix 

FI 5 Strike Eagle 2 MicroProse 

Pirates! Gold MicroProse 

Chessmaster 2100 Mindscape 

Rolling Thunder 3 Namco 

Splatterhouse 3 Namco 

Keeper of the Gates Razorsoft 

Vampire Killer Sega 

B-Bomb Sega 

Citizen-X (CD) Sega 

Cool Spot Sega 

Cyborg Justice Sega 

Dinosaurs for Hire Sega 

Ecco (CD) Sega 

Joe Montana 3 (CD) Sega 

Land Stalker Sega 

Sonic the Hedgehog (CD) Sega 

Spiderman (CD) Sega 

Toe Jam & Earl 2 Sega 

Wing Commander (CD) Sega 

X-Men Sega 

Young Indiana Jones (CD) Sega 

Tecmo World Cup Sims 


ESPN Baseball Sony Imagesoft 

Trolls American Softworks 

ESPN Football Sony Imagesoft 

The Little Mermaid 

Capcom 

Star Trek TNG Spectrum Holobyte 

TaleSpIn 

Capcom 

Aero the Acrobat 

Sunsoft 

Tumble Pop 

Data East 

Fatal Fury 

Takara 

Panel Action Bingo 

FCI 

King of the Monsters 

Takara 

Runes of Virtue 2 

FCI 

Super Tecmo Bowl 

Tecmo 

The Humans 

Game Tek 

Pit Fighter 2 

Tengen 

Mickey's Safari Hi Tech Expressions 

RBI 5 

Tengen 

Lure Fishing 

Hot-B 

Sylvester &Tweety 

rekMagik 

Rampart 

Jaleco 

Thomas the Tank Engine 

THQ 

Sword of Hope 2 

Kemco 

TimeTrax 

THQ 

Batman (anlma.) 

Konami 

Danny Sullivans Indy Heat Tradewest 

Tiny Toon Adventures 2 

Konami 

Strider 2 

U.S. Gold 

Zen 

Konami 

Chi Chfs Pro Challenge Golf 

Virgin 

T2: Coin-Op 

UN 

Terminator (CD) 

Virgin 

Great Greed 

Namco 



Link's Awakening 

Nintendo 



Top Rank Tennis 

Nintendo 



Darkman 

Ocean 



Dennis the Menace 

Ocean 



Dracula Sony Imagesoft 



Hit the Ice 

The Flintstones 

Home Alone 2 


nuo 


Taito 

THQ 



Swamp Thing 

Titus the Fox 

THQ 

Battle Lode Runner Turbo Tech. 

Titus 

Beyond Shadowgate T urbo T ech. 
Bomberman'93 Turbo Tech. 

Indiana Jones: ATLC 
Legend of Zod 

UBI 

VicTokai 


Bonk 3 Turbo Tech. 

CD Zonk Turbo Tech. 

Dangerous Journey Turbo Tech. 
Dragon Slayer 2 Turbo Tech. 
Dungeon Explorer 2 Turbo Tech. 
Exile (CD) Turbo Tech. 

Forgotten Worlds (CD) Turbo Tech. 
Gain Ground 6 Turbo Tech. 

Gradius2 Turbo Tech. 

Macross 2036 Turbo Tech. 

Macross Simulation Palsoft/Turbo tech. 
Overhauled Man 3 (CD) Work. Designs 
Ranmal/2 Turbo tech. 

Riot City (CD) Hudson/Turbo Tech. 
Spriggan (CD) Atlus/T urbo T ech. 

Sherlock Holmes 2 Work. Designs 
Shockman Turbo Tech. 

Samurai Ghost Turbo Tech. 

Time Cruise Fave/TurboTech. 


NiSCIS 


Art of Fighting 2 


nHMEBOY 


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Cross Word Challenge Absolute 

Star Trek: TNG Absolute 

NFL Quarterback Club Acclaim 

Star Hawk Accolade 

Trailblazers Activision 

Battle Ping Pong American Sammy 


Mortal Kombat 

Arena 

T2: Arcade Game 

Arena 

Desert Strike 

Domark 

James Bond 

Domark 

Team Williams Grand Pitx Domark 

Bart vs. The World 

Flying Edge 

T2: Judgement Day 

Flying Edge 

WWF Steel Cage Challenge 

RyhgEdge 

NFL Quarterback Club 

Flying Edge 

Humans 

GameTek 

Jeopardy 

GameTek 

Wheel of Fortune 

GameTek 

Chase H.Q. 

Sega 

David Robinson B-ball Sega 

Defenders of Oasis 

Sega 

Home Alone 

Sega 

Talespin 

Sega 

Tazmanla 

Sega 

Vampire 

Sega 

Cllk-Clak 

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Sony Imagesoft 

Dracula 

Sony Imagesoft 

Hook 

Sony Imagesoft 

Last Action Hero 

Sony Imageeoft 

Stridor2 

U.S. Gold 

Global Gladiators 

Virgin 

Robin Hood 

Virgin 


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tunity to play the game many Super 
NES owners have dreamed about 
for months, Street Fighter II: Cham¬ 
pion Edition! Hold on to your seats! 

Since the Genesis version is 
based on the Champion Edition 
upgrade for Street Fighter II, it would 
be a good idea jo focus on the truly 
excellent differences between 
Champion Editidn and the original 
version. The following pages are a 
compilation of the major changes 
between the two. 

The first major change anyone can 
see is the addition of selectable 
boss Characters jat the warrior select 



the personalities of the 
riors (Ryu has a 5 o’clock 
Guile looks hardened, 
looks even more bestiz 
M. Bison’s beat-up portrait had to be 
added as well. 

After the preliminary details, the 
major programming changes are 
revealed in the game play. Now it’s 


house kick, P1=jab punch, P2=strong punch, 
P3=fierce punch, CB=Charge Back for 2 seconds, 
CD=Charge Down for 2 seconds, DB=Down and 
Back, DF=Down and Forward, UF=Up and Forward 



This shot is from the arcade version of 
Street Fighter II Champion Edition. 


You be the judge! This shot is from the 
Genesis SF2 CE. Which do you like best? 


This shot shows the Super NES SF2 
using the Player vs. Player code. 


102 Electronic Gaming Monthly 























Balrog has a headbutt that really packs 
Hop! Press F+P3 while close. 


Balrog’s lunging hook punch hits 
ducking foes every time - CB, F+P3 


This Las Vegas fighter is battling 
for the American Dream of being 
the best warrior in the world. 


varound punch really evens the 
Press P1+P2+P3 or K1+K2+K3. 




Vega has an air throw - F+ 
P3 while close in the air. 


Vega s backdrop hurts! 
Press F+P3 while close. 


Vega wants to vanquish all the 
ugly contestants in the Street 
Fighter World Championship. 


Vega can bounce off the 
wall better than Chun Li. 


Use the backflip to avoid 
attacks - B, B quickly. 


The swan dive is good on 
slow foes - CD, U, F 


The air drop is deadly if 
perfected - CD, U, F+P2. 


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Each frame of 
animation counts 
as a hit, but he 
can be swept. 

CB, F+P3 


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M. Bison’s Head Stomp can hit twice as 
well - CD, U+K (1st hit), F+P (2nd hit). 


Major Bison is a dictator who will 
rule the world unless defeated by 
the World Warriors in combat! 


Sagat has a new deadly throw! To give Sagat has two levels of Tiger Blasts! 

your foe a heave, press F+P3 when close. High - D, DF, F+P; Low - D, DF, F+K. 




Sagat has a double-hit Tiger Knee! It 


great on dizzied foes - D, DF, F, UF+K 




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Sagat dreams of defeating Ryu in 
combat and regaining his title as 
Street Fighter Champion. 


The Flaming Torpedo is deadly against 
blockers and most air attacks - CB, F+P 


Sagat’s Tiger Uppercut doesn’t 
weak on the way down now - F 


make 


M. Bison’s Scissor Kick hits twice! A 
low forward for 3 hits - CB, F+K3 


Add 


M. Bison has the most powerful throw of 
all the World Warriors - F+P3 when close 


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By waiting until the last 
possible moment, Ryu 
can surprise a persis¬ 
tent fireball thrower by 
passing through the 
fireball! It only works at 
the start of the spin. 


Ryu has stronger attacks, a 
faster fireball, and a devastating 
powerful Hurricane Kick that 
knocks players down in one hit! 
He is still as slow as he was in 
the original version. 


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Tap fierce the instant 
before doing a fierce 
Dragon Punch! 


Ken has been enhanced with a 
wider Dragon Punch, a fast Hurri 
cane Kick, and has been given 
more quickness overall. His best 
techniques are the Triple Dragon 
Punch and the deadly Eggbeater 




Perform a roundhouse 
Hurricane Kick as your 
foes start to rise! 




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Guile’s Flash Kick is 
even more fearsome 
now that his Fierce 
Flash Kick hits twice! 

Short and Forward hit 
once. This will sure 
spice up old combos! 


Guile has a new enhanced Flash 
Kick that hits twice when the 
Roundhouse button is used. He 
also has a new “knee thrust” 
(shown above - F+K2) that 
leaves him wide open to attacks. 






Electronic Gaming Monthly 105 



































































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Blanka can now do a 
jump strong, strong 
shock combo by press 
ing rapidly on the 
strong button on the 
way down from his 
jump. Ouch! 


Blanka doesn’t take much dam¬ 
age when hit in his Roll Attack, 
and he can Shock opponents 
much faster now. His recharge 
time for multiple Rolls has been 
tightened up to make it easier. 


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While near your oppo¬ 
nent, press F+K3 to do 
an over-the-top knee. 


Chun Li has been sped up just 
enough to make her the hardest 
character to catch! Her Wind Kick 
releases and stops faster, and 
she has two new kicks to add to 
her wild acrobatic stvle. 


While near your oppo¬ 
nent, press F+K2 to do 
a backflip kick. 


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The champion Sumo wrestler is 
faster, stronger, and has a better 
defense than before! His Sumo 
Torpedo is VERY fast, and he 
can walk while performing his 
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Just push forward 
while doing the 100 
Hands Slap to slowly 
creep forward. Beware! 
Any low jab will stop 
E. Honda’s 100 Hands 
Slap now. 


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Walking with the Lariat 
Punch is a good way to 
knock some sense into 
persistent fireball 
throwers, and it’s also 
a good way to escape 
a foot sweep. 


The large new bounce 
after a Spinning Pile 
Driver, or Screwdriver, 
was designed to fling 
the fighters apart so 
Zangief can’t cheat. 


Zangief has been given the abili¬ 
ty to move while performing the 
spinning lariat, and his defensive 
power has been greatly strength¬ 
ened. Overall, his Spinning 
Piledriver range was increased. 


To do the spear moves 
at anytime, press D+P3 
Or D+K3 while in the 
air. The Yoga Spear is 
good against air 
attacks, while the Yoga 
Mummy hits low. 

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Dhalsim just isn’t as lethal as he 
used to be, even though he has 
been improved. Both spear 
moves have been modified, and 
can be executed anywhere in the 
air, not just at the top of a jump. 






As you play, you may notice how 
certain hits have a longer, or possi¬ 
bly shorter, range. One fine example 
of range tweaking is Ken and Ryu’s 
close Roundhouse Kick, commonly 
called the Axe Kick. This double-hit 
move could not strike the damaged 
car in the original version of Street 
Fighter II, but now it can. The range 
of this move has been increased to 
reflect its actual length. Other 
attacks, like Chun Li’s low Round¬ 
house, have been shortened to the 
proper length as defined by the 
onscreen image. This has increased 
the overall playability and number of 
advanced techniques available to 
expert players. Good job, Capcom! 

Electronic Gaming Monthly 107 


Notice how the “attack burst” now 
hits the middle of the car. The 
range has been extended by 


nearly an inch. Before Champion 
Edition, your foot would pass 
harmlessly through the car! 






























































Now that it’s official, kids across 
the country are curious as to how 
Street Fighter II will be controlled 
with only three buttons. To be hon¬ 
est, this is one of the most innova¬ 
tive, and sadly, most aggravating 
problems the Genesis has faced 
with Street Fighter II. 

The most obvious solution is, of 
course, a new six-button controller 
for the Genesis. In fact, both Sega 
and Capcom are creating six-button 
controllers for the Genesis as you 
read this! The Sega controller will be 
a pad style like a normal Genesis 
controller, but with three new but¬ 
tons, labeled X, Y, and Z. To main¬ 
tain control pad compatibility with 
past games, the addition of a MODE 
button will be necessary. The 
Capcom controller will be designed 
as a joystick similar to the Super 
NES Fighter Power Stick. One main 
difference is that the stick will have 



Sega is on the way to making a 6-button 


pad like this Japanese controller! 


the MODE button to toggle between 
three-button and six-button modes. 

Of course, what about the people 
who can’t afford to blow big bucks 
on two new controllers (including 
myself!), how will they be able to 
play Street Fighter II? Many rumors 
have floated around about Capcom 
opting to go with the button-timer 
technique TTI used when develop¬ 
ing the Fighting Street CD years 
ago. This method uses two buttons; 
one button is for punches, the other 
is for kicks. To differentiate between 
the three strengths of punches and 
kicks, the player would have to hold 
down the button for a specified 
length of time to achieve the desired 
effect. The longer a button was held 
down, the stronger the attack. Fortu¬ 
nately, Capcom realized that this 
method severely damages the ability 
to perform the devastating combos 
possible in Street Fighter II and 
opted to go with the toggle method. 

The toggle method will use the 
Start button as a switch to exchange 
between punches and kicks. In the 
standard position, the three Genesis 
controller buttons will perform as jab, 
strong, and fierce punches. With a 
quick press of the Start button, they 
will become the short, forward, and 
roundhouse kicks. This method will 
insure that the timing will remain rel¬ 
atively unchanged. This is, unfortu¬ 
nately, very cumbersome, and it still 



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Just when you thought Sonic and 
Chun Li would be duking it out, 
they’re quickly becoming friends! 


Surprisingly, Capcom and Sega had a 
75% complete prototype at the press 
conference, with a six-button pad! 



is not smooth enough to play like the 
arcade. Punch-kick combos are 
nearly impossible while using the 
three-button mode. This method 
also, won't allow pausing in a game! 

After testing the various options, 
the only real option is to go out and 
fork out the extra dough for the six^ 
button controllers. The real decision 
will be whether or not to wait until 
several controller companies (such 
as C&L Controls, etc) decide to cre¬ 
ate their own six-button 
for the Genesis. Odds £ 
these controllers will u 
arcade parts that will last 
longer thar 
Sega pad. 
the arcade 

issue, you may want to 
now, 


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Look out! A 
is on its way 


Of course, with the introduction of 
a six-button controller in Japan, 
word was a-buzz about Street Fight¬ 
er II for the Genesis. Rumors ran 
rampant, and Capcom even went so 
far as to completely deny that Street 
Fighter II would ever be released for 
any system other than the Super 
NES. It was a grand surprise to 
learn that not only was SF2 being 
released for the Genesis, but it 
would be the Champion Edition, not 
the original! In fact, the prototype at 
the conference was playable, with 
only a few backgrounds, endings, 
and tweaking left to be completed. 
As you read this, the production ver¬ 
sion should be finished! 


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Here is the close-up of the Street 
Fighter II Champion Edition screen. 
Is it as detailed as the Super NES? 


Here’s Super NES SF2. Note the quali¬ 
ty of the shading and detail, but also 
the size of the fighters! Any winners? 


This is the game worth waiting 
for! Street Fighter II CE for the 
Genesis wa^^^|u^^iad 
been t^>ing for. Although itjuas 

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playing as the bosses is the best 
part of all. Overall, Street Fighter 
II CE is a great effort between 
Capcom and Sega! 


After several hours of die-hard 
game play, I was very impressed. 
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and animation may not be as 
smooth as the Super NES SF2, it 
Js more complete thus far. 


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J^z-San, Managing Director of Argonaut, 
gives some insight into the SFX chip. 


Editor's note: EGM orchestrated the -. needed a hardware -boost. Nintendo. '; EGM: And then came StarFox?; 

foliowing.exclusive interview with'Jez Showed .us. the DSP chip used in 1 San: StarFox.was a joint develops 

San at the Argonaut Software devel- Pilotwings. ; We evaluated the chip ment between us and Nintendo from 
opment studio.in London; England. and decided it was teally.bnly a math .. the very beginning to th'e very end. 

• '..•••.■ .. engine - it couldnlt accelerate graph. : • : . •. Argonaut did..all the programming 

EGM: How did the Super FX (SFX) ics. It was perfect for PHot-wings and : and. Nintendo handled.mpst of the 

chip and StarFox projects come . other games, like.Super.Mari’o ; Kart . creati’ve’.stuff like artwork and music, 
about? but it couldn’t handle polygon graph- . Wp jointly developed-dame play. 

San: j.t started before the Super ics,-sprite rotation, etc. . A lot of Japanese players don’t-. 

Nintendo-actually came-out: The .- After negotiating with-Nintendo of .?■ appreciate 3-D;games, so Nintendo 

Super Nintendo consoles weren’t • America, they agreed to fund our hopes to turn their head’s With 

designed to .run 3'D games. We development of the. SFX chip: StarFox. ■ • 

received a SUPER NINTENDO pro- Ittook us about a, year to design . Shigeru Miyamato, designer of.. . 
toty'p.e machine in summer 1990 and '' the prototype chip here-. Then it took" Mario,-Zelda and now StarFox, is ; a 
within a week we had a sort of Bat-- another year-for the production-engi- brilliant game-designer. StarFox-is 

tlezone 3 : D geme work- . ..Peering,.which wasdone his -baby,, and the quality-shows. 


ing on it. *• •' . *• . "' . ' in Japan.' . Every level of StarFox' is designed 



The SFX- 
•'chip costs 
more than. 
$1. million 
to devel-- 


We showed 
Nintendo and 
they weren’t 
too im- : 'V . 
pressed: To 
improve the 
game,, we 
realized ' .' 
that we'- 


to’try out another idea on 3-D. I'call 
one'of the levels “Tetri's -from Hell* 
where, there’s blocks coming at' you 
from all sides, and you’ve got to try 
and stay in the’center and dodge’: 
them. It’.s very exci-tingto play. . 


EGM: Is it true that the SFX chip 
was originally dubbed the “Mario” 
chip? ''’ . ' ■ 

. San;The Mario chip 
, : was'o'ur code- , 
x V •. name for the.SFX 
fife' ’ chip before it : 

was built. It was 


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fjo.ke name, dbyiously.' The nam'e^ 
fid stand for' spmething,,though-j' '. ' 
dafbematical Argonaut- Rotation I/O 
:hip. That was a way. of working.our ' 
lame.in b.ut Nintendo though it mi^ht 
:ause. some-ccinfusfon because the . 
v/la-rio game series is something 1 ■ 
completely different f rorn the Mario 
chipi SFX is a better name-anyway. " 
Editor’s note : We Super FX chip is 
>till-labeled a& Mario on .the Japan- ’ 

?se circuit board. . • . ; 

EGM: What,SFX games will we 
>ee next? i ’ 

San:That’s entirely, up to.the design-. 
jrs and programmers and their imag- •• 
nations. • • 

Since F-Zere first introduced Mode 
7 , there have been several similar 
acing games-. With the High expecta- . 
ions'we have'for StarFox, I’m sure, 
here’s going to more “me too” space 
jhdot’-em-ups'. 

Other 3-D games on the Super 
Nintendo are Weak ih comparison to * 


BtarF'px, so Nintendo.hds decided 
here’s no point in releasing watered-, 
fpwn 3-D games that don't use the 
SFX chip.'Nintendo.doesn’t release a . 
jarpe- unless ttiey 1eej. it’s going to be 
a hit/They develop, far more games 
han actually cpme out: 

There will probably be a StarFox 2. 
Nintendo has definitely said Starfox- 
s the first in a series of-video games 
ising these characters.- ' 

'Future SFX ^ames will probably . 
Vave more texture. mapping. Starfox. ' 
s just a taste 6f what’s to come. ' 

EGM: Do you have any more chips 
ike the SFX fr) the works? 

Ban:Sure we. have hardware devdl- 
)pment- and vve’re busy working on 
)the'r things. We can't talk about. 
hese projects but you’ll see them ih • 
he.next year dr so. Chips take a"- 
ong time to-develop and : we weren't . 




EGM; What’s in the future for 
onaut Software? 

San-: The Jdng term future is. 

. CD. .There are already .16- 
megabit games now like. 
Street-Fighter % 

In a-i ' • ’ 


. years 

time, there will be 32-megabit.games 
that will-be even more expensive. 

But a single CD can holqf something 

• like four gigabits!-We’re doing a lot of 
CD-ROM development on. all formats 
- including Sega CD, Super Nintendo 
CD,'3PO-and lots of other formats 

• when they come out. ' ■ • 

We’re developing motion video, 
compression technology for CD and 


have done some CD interpretations 
* of cartoon, and movie titles. We’re ’. 
also Working'ofi our Own.original pro¬ 
ject^.-We don’t 
like to; go down- 
' one alley in case ' 
it’s a dead end. 


EGM: : Wow, it 
sounds like you 
guys are busy. 
Anything else? 

Sari: yVe are 
. doirig’a lot Of - ' • . 
' games-for T*HQ 
now. Kids love . 
our-Ron’& " 

. StimpV gamefor . 
Super Nintendo 
because of the 
cute animation 
while the .adults' 

. go for its weird, . . 


idio- ' 

: . synoratic 

.'characters/, 

, We've dorie.a-. -. 
new Super Nintendo:' 
interpretation of Hpme Alone 2, 
too-But it’s not based on-the movie. 
•We’ve taken the characters from the • 
film and created.-a totally new game 
story involving them. It’s probably 
' going tobe called Kevjo’s Dream or 
Kevin’s Nightmare, With, such a total-, 
ly. original interpretation of,the char r 
acter's,-we’re left' on our'own to do ’ 
the game play. It hasn’t b.eeh, “Fol.- • 
loathe movie script or else,” s.o 
w.e’re concentrating .oh game play 
rather than license. We're doing that 
• with a few games. 

Wayne’s World for the forthcoming 
Super Nintendo‘CD-ROM accessory' 
is like a.big cartridge game on CD.! 

. It’s the equivalent of a 64 megabit . 
game!'When the,GD-ROM machine 
is released, we’H put it all together on-. 
CD and add some motion video from 
the original movie and a lot of heavy 
:metal music. 


Argonaut Software's design-team spent long hours working on the 
SFX chip. They're already working on new SFX games! 

Electronic Gaming Monthly 111 


able to, start anything else until the 
SFX ghip.was finished: , ' '. 




MASTER THESE TECHNIQUES TO WIN! 


BLASTER BOOST BRAKE 

Your main weapon A blast of speed to Slow down to 

for the game. avoid danger. avoid danger. 


NOVA BOMB ROLL CHANGE VIEW 

Destroys all ene- Roll right or left, or Choose from 3 
mies on screen, even 360 degrees! views in space. 


IMPORTANT POWER-UPS 
TO LO OK OUT FOR 
EXTRA BOMB 

This adds a Nova bomb 
to your arsenal. 


EXTRA SHIP 

Shoot 3 drones and it 
appears in the middle. 


TWIN SHOT 

Enhances your gun. Get 
it twice for more power. 


POWER SHIELD 

Protects you from dam¬ 
age for a limited time. 


YELLOW STARS 

Fly through to regain a 
little of your shield. 


GREY STARS 

Gives you much more 
shield than yellow. 


FLASHING STARS 

Recharges shield and 
gives halfway point. 


CART SIZE 


vJUMBER OF LEVELSi 


THEMEi 


i% COMPLETE! 


6 NEW GENERATION 
FOR SUPER NES! 

Get ready to enter a whole dimen¬ 
sion in home video gaming! StarFox 
is first; cart -that utilizes Nintendo’s 
revolutionary-new Super FX chip.'. 
This technology allows the Super . . 
NES’to handle, smooth polygon 
graphics and manipulate multiple 
sprites with Mode 7! The stdry is ; 
simple: the gafax'y is being threat- 
ened.by an-evil scientist.known as 


Emperor Andross. You must'lead.a 
• group of rather stl-ahge.cbpilots in ah 
attack against the.offending armada. 
There are three different attack'lev-' 
els to choose from, each-with, a 
variety of challenges. There is a 
.training mode where 
you can get used to. 
your ship's controls-. : 

-. and-a configure scree'n 
for your controller, i 
Check out this incredi¬ 
ble cart for yourself!. 


SURER 

FX 


NINTENDO 


SUPER 


NES 


MODERATE 


SHOOTING 


100 % 


NOW 
























iMPPf 


LEVEL1/STAGE1: CORNERS 

After a super intense scramble you find yourself hovering over 
the planet surface of Corneria.The level is filled with weaker ene¬ 
mies and is guarded by the Boss you saw in the kitroduction. 


LEVELI/STfiGEZ: ASTEROID BELT 

You must navigate through this dangerous asteroid field while 
obtaining power-ups and protecting your friends.. The boss has 
two modes of attack and will try to ram into you if you stay still. 


CONTINUE 

You’ll be given credits so 
you can continue. You can 
rotate arid scale the ship. 


THE MAIN'MflP. 

This is where the fun starts. You can 
Choose from three different difficulty levels 
dependi.ng.on which pa.th-you take. The eas-. 
iest one to complete is the middle path. 
There is also a'hidden stage in the Black 
Hole, but getting to it is a mystery you must 
solve, Each path has a variety of different 
challenges for those brave enough to try. 


Fox McCloud Falco Lombardi 


Peppy Hare Slippy Toad 


TRAINING MODE : 

Practice shooting, flying 
through rings, and keeping 
in-flight formations. 


STfiOE CLEfiR 

At the end'of each stage, 
you!ll receive points based 
.on youf team’s health- 


LEVELl/STfiGE3: LEVELl/STfiGES: LEVELl/STfiGE5: LEVELl/STfiGE6: VENOM INNER CORE 


SPfiCE fiRMfiDfi METEOR VENOM After defeating the Boss of level five you will 


Blast through a giant . Watch for huge enemy ' Super intense-outer • descend into the last level.. First take on the Boss- 
armada and fly .into the walkers and destroy the space dogfighting'will, from the previous tevel.lt has three attack modes: 
mother ship for the (till. Boss’s legs to win. . challenge the best pilot, now!. Once you defeat it go for the last boss! 



Electronic Gaming Monthly 113 

























MANUFACTURER 

MACHINE 

DIFFICULTY 

AVAILABLE 

► 

u 

^|mindscape super nes 

MODERATE 

JUNE 

3 

h CART SIZE 

NUMBER OF LEVELS 

THEME 

% COMPLETE 

IL 

^ 8 MEG 

15 

EDUTAINMENT 

95% 


Along the way, you will visit many different sights and wonders. You can 
parks when the items are returned and you can take pictures for your album! 


A missing 
cannonball 
has closed 
down the 
Kremlin until 
it is returned. 




Extra. Extra! 


Luigi has to 
locate a 
large item, 
namely an 
elephant 
from a park! 


Some questions also have 
humorous overtones! 


ANSWER THE 
QUESTIONS 


Go to these booths to return the 
items, but you will need to have 
some knowledge n 

order for the 


Now Luigi Gets 
to Save the Day! 

The hope of all hedgehogs has 
actually happened! Mario has been 
kidnapped while he, Luigi, and Yoshi 
were about to enter Bowser’s castle! 
So now you have to play out the part 
of Luigi and try to defeat all the 
Koopas that are roaming the world, 
return stolen artifacts, and slowly 
work your way into the place where 
Mario is held captive! Let us hope 
that you can make a difference! 


You have to 
enter doors that will 
teleport you to different 
cities that are dotted 
about the world. And, in 
order to clear the stages, 
you must defeat Koopa 
Troopas, and return stolen 
artifacts to their rightful 
places. You will need to learn 
about where you are and the 
artifacts you have in your pos 
session in order to pro¬ 
ceed. A unique game that 
is fun for all ages! 


RECOMMENDED! 


You will need to research individual 
artifacts to answer the questions! 


A brick is 
missing from 
the Great 
Wall. Can 
Luigi find it 
in time? 


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A STEP-BY-STEP TO DISPLAY HOW THE SEARCH WORKS 



SrlM L . 


Release the 
boss to get 
through the 
doorway. 



First, you will need to 
decide on which door to 
enter. To the left is a 
map of which doors lead 
to where in stage one. 


a In a particular city, you 
will need to smash tur¬ 
tles to find the ones that 
are carrying the artifacts. 
Collect and return them. 



Take the artifacts to 
these information 
booths. Answer two 
questions and you will 
receive a reward! 



With all the details of the 
city, guess where you 
are and have Yoshi pick 
you up so that you can 
exit the place! 



After all the level doors 
are completed, you will 
need to fight a boss. 
Most of them aren’t that 
hard, but they take time. 


HERE ARE BUT A FEW OF THE CITIES YOU WILL ENTER! 



Your mission to find your kidnapped brother Mario 
will take you all over the world. Pay close attention to 
the information you’ll receive on various items. You’ll 
need it later to get rewards for returning the item. 
Keep searching for clues and rescue Mario! 


L Bowser’s Castle 

2. Cape Town, S. Africa 

3. Lagos, Nigeria 

4. Cairo, Egypt 

5. Omsk, Russia 

6. Beijing, China 

7. Tokyo, Japan 

8. Bombay, India 

9. Perth, Australia 

10. Auckland, New Zeal 
1. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 

12. Lima, Peru 

13. Mexico City, Mexico 

14. San Francisco, CA 

15. Vancouver, Canada 
K. Reykjavic, Iceland 
O. Anchorage, Alaska 

18. Bionolulu, Hawaii 

19. London, England 

20. Rome, Italy 


Electronic Gaming Monthly 115 
























































PACT 



Oh T Ac Prtcc* C( Evil h Tt 


One 


his super 


skilled 


ur Sensei has just 
been kidnaped! Head 
into the Dojos and take 
out Iron Claw before he 
does in your teacher! 

Clean up the beat 
as you head to the 
tournament. Change 
into a Flying Warrior 
for the boss! 

















































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. .the Mother of All Combat Carts! 
This is no game for SNES sissies!” 


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to eat. Once 
you catch enough Kiwis, 
you will advance to the next stage. 
Unfortunately, cars, buses, tele¬ 
phone poles, deep water and many 
foes and obstacles are here to hin¬ 
der our hero. Avoid these, and you’ll 
be safe. Jump up to catch blue and 
red birds for energy and extra time. 
Use your Tornado spin for instant 
speed. Great animated fun awaits! 


CAPTURE 
THE KOOKY KIWIS! 


In the land of Tazmania, eating is 
everything to Taz and his favorite 
food is the Kiwi bird. To get our 
friend a proper meal, you must guide 
him down the road in search of Kiwis 




CHARACTERS AND 
COLLECTIBLES FOUND 
THROUGH THE GAME 

DIDGERI DINGO 

He is the ACME 
delivery dingo who 
either gives you 
good or bad items. 


WENDAL T. WOLF 

This timid wolf 
covers Taz’s eyes 
making it hard to 
see the road. 

PTERODACTYL 

He swoops down 
on Taz and carries 
him to an earlier 
part of the level. 

BULL GATOR 
AND A XL 

These hunters are 
out to trap Taz. 
They will lay oil 
slicks, black holes, 
glue and bear traps 
to stop him. The 
game ends if he is 
caught in their net. 

TAZMANIAN 

SHE-DEVIL 

The female 
version of our hero 
has an eye for Taz. 
She’ll run down the 
road, searching for 
him. If she catches 
him, it’s game over 
for poor Taz. 





the level you your energy 
are on. bar level. 



Within the first act are three simple Kiwi 
capturing levels and a bonus Kiwi stage. 


ACT 2 ACT 3 



Act 2 sports a variety of water obstacles, Gators, pterodactyls and bushmen are up 

rocks, swerving cars and smarter Kiwis! to no good in the third set of stages. 


i of Warner Bros. £ 1992. 


118 Electronic Gaming Monthly 




























































FOR THE 
SEGA (U) GENESIS! 


CONTEST, WE'LL SEND YOU AND 


(1) Trip for two to 
Cooperstown, N.Y. from 
July 31 to August 3, 1993 
for 4 days and 3 nights, 
plus $400 spending money. 


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95015-1946 


(25) Complete set of 1992 
trading cards. 


$400 IN SPENDING MONEY (COMPLETE DETAILS 


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(100) Accolade baseball caps. 


Genesis, you'll smash towering home runs. 


STEAL BASES. AND PITCH GREAT GAMES - ALL 


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IN SEARCH 
OF NEW 
PREY... 

In the year 2493, the 
human colonists of New 
Shanghai on the planet 
Vega 4 had no idea that their 
workers discovered dormant 
eggs of a dangerous, parasitic life- 
form. The colonists found them¬ 
selves helpless against the Aliens 
that formed from the eggs, and sent 
a distress signal for help. A passing 
ship of Predators heard the call, and 
made the decision to hunt the Aliens 
instead of a human colony. 

You play the role of a Predator. In 
your hunt, you will come across 


hordes of Alien Drones, eggs, War¬ 
riors, Facehuggers and Chest- 
bursters. Collect weapons to help 
you on your quest, such as the disc 
and spear. Items will appear after 
you defeat an alien. Some of these 
are meat, invisibility shields and 
Alien skulls (the trophies of the 
Predator Warriors). Many attack 
methods are at your disposal, like 
the grapple, elbow punch, throw, fly¬ 
ing kick, spinning kick, slide and 
bounceback. Alien guardians are 
waiting at the end of certain levels to 
teach you a lesson about hunting. 
Defeat the big prize: the Alien 
Queen! Fight for honor, fight for 
glory, but most of all, fight for fun! 


CAN YOU SURVIVE? 


AREA 1-1 AREA 1-2 



AREA 4-1 AREA 5-1 


THE ALIENS AND THEIR GUARDIANS 



ALIEN DRONE ALIEN WARRIOR ALIEN 



BOSS 1 BOSS 2 BOSS 3 


EGGS FACEHUGGER CHESTBURSTER 


— < »■ 

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7, 

/ .* "T 

boss a 

BOSS 5 

QUEEN 


*» . ■ ' 


^ . . 

AREA 5-2 

AREA 5-3 

HS — •> 



X 


• 





AREA 6-1 AREA 6-2 



DIFFICULTY 


EASY 


THEME 


AVAILABLE 


JULY 


% COMPLETE 


IU 


MANUFACTURER MACHINE 


ACTIVISION SUPER NES 


CART SIZE NUMBER OF LEVELS 


u 

3 

IL 


WEAPONS AND SPECIAL ITEMS 
SPEAR 

The most powerful weapon 

DISC 

Not as powerful as the spear 

INVISIBILITY 

Be invisible for 15 seconds 

PTERA MEAT 

Fully replenish your power 

RHYNTH MEAT 

Partly replenish your power 

BLUE BOTTLE 

Moderately replenish power 

ALIEN SKULL 

Increase score 500 points 


LEVEL 1-2 THE CITY'S UNDERGROUND TUNNEL 

' 


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A map will display the current area of 
battle before each level begins. 


HAVE A 


BRAWL! 

This is the year of 
the fighting game as 
there are going to be 
many released. Brawl 
Brothers is one hot fist fight 
from beginning to end. It’s a two- 
player fighter with more moves than 
Final Fight; like body slams, leg 
sweeps, hooks and uppercuts. 

You’ll need all of them for ten terrify¬ 
ing levels loaded with the toughest 
brawlers waiting for a human punch¬ 
ing bag. If you’re up for some one- 
on-one action, check out the cool 
versus mode. 


LEVEL ONE 
The battle 
begins in the 
metropolis 
where you and 
your fighting 
buddy must 
tough it out with 
thugs and other 
scum in the 
streets, bridges 


LEVEL TWO 
It gets hotter 
as you must 
now fight your 
way through a 
jungle filled with 
mines and a 
cargo lift. These 
guys will now 
attack in greater 
numbers. 


CHOOSE FROM FIVE CHARACTERS EACH SKILLED WITH DIFFERENT FIGHTING TECHNIQUES! 



LORD J 

The largest member of the 
group, Lord J inflicts 
heavy damage upon his 
enemies, but is very 
slow-moving. 



KAZAN 

Skilled in many forms 
of martial arts, Kazan 
balances quickness, 
power and agility with 
his magical abilities. 



HACK 

One of the quickest 
fighters, Hack is able to 
beat his adversaries to a 
pulp with superior speed 
and strength. 



WENDY 

Although she’s the small¬ 
est member, Wendy is an 
able fighter with her 
surprising strength and 
wrestling throws. 



a friend can pick your favorite 
character and battle it out in a fierce 
head-to-head fighting competition! 



SLASH 

One of the two big men, 
Slash has a huge 
assortment of holds and 
throws to make up for his 
slow movement. 


122 Electronic Gaming Monthly 





















JWERh'UL y\m\Q TO GffJSTl 

In your quest to save the two 
worlds, you will come across these 
Spheres of Power where new magic 



Balls of Fire rain This lightning 
upon the enemy blast can really 
with this spell. zap the enemy. 



The magic meter indicates how 
powerful the spell will be. 


Fight enemies to receive items like 
jewels, powder and candles. The battle 
scenes take place in a separate screen 
where you can attack with a staff or the 
magic spells that you properly mix. 



MANUFACTURER 

MACHINE 

DIFFICULTY 

AVAILABLE 

;HI 

ASCII 

SUPER NES 

MODERATE 

AUG 

1 S 

CART SIZE 

NUMBER OF LEVELS 

THEME 

% COMPLETE 

L IL 

8 MEG 

N/A 

ADVENTURE 

75% 




GATEWAY TO 
REALMS UNKNOWN 

With the threat of the Magical and 
Modern Worlds being destroyed by 
jealous wizards, you realize that 
you’ve been drawn to Stonehenge 
for reasons yet to unfold. 

SpellCraft is an adventure game 
with a bit of role-playing blended in. 
The basic plot is to learn the proper 
method of conjuring spells and 
destroying these rivaling wizards in 
their fortified domains of magic. 

Journey about the Modern Worlds 
where you must battle beasts with 
your staff and collect items 
like candles, powders, jew¬ 
els and stones, needed to 
conjure these spells and save 
the universes from 
being obliterated. 

Electronic Gaming Monthly 


AX ADVENTURE AWAITS YOU! 




v ft rL \ ' 1 


The Air World is filled 
with flying attackers. 


Heat from the Fire World 
will keep you sweatin’! 


The Earth World is filled 
with all kinds of beasts. 




















Top Game Honors F rom 


OMNI 

COMPUTE 

Computer Gaming World 
Games Magazine 
Game Players Magazine! 


nission Briefing. 

Enyo Svision, 0b:00 hours. eb5H.H0. 


Wingmates like "Spirit" 
tail as you fight the tig** 


Nothing else will have 
prepared you for the look 
and feel of Wing Commander 
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LEVEL ONE: VEGI-LAND 

The first level is rather simple. Try to get 
used to the controls, and see what the 
icons do. The area around here is very 
hilly, and you can lose your balance. 
Beware of the boss; he’s a little troll with 
an attitude. He jumps and shoots in a 
certain deadly pattern. 


The second level starts out on the beach, 
but after a massive tidal wave, everything 
is deep underwater. You’ll have to 
experiment with the different forms to 
find which works best here. The boss is a 
gigantic slime beast and he launches 
smaller versions of himself at you. 


FOREVER ONWARD. 


WIDGET S SPECIAL TRANSFORMATIONS! 

MUSCLE MAN AIR WIDGET 


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Later on you will find yourself in a world 
of giants and a land of little people. The 
hazards will become greater and it takes 
skill to beat this game. In the lava world, 
you must drink glasses of water to keep 
from burning up from the intense heat. 


powerful form. Be careful, as one small 
hit will change our hero back to his 
original form. Each shape has its own 
abilities. Just perfect for hard levels. 


Widget changes his form by collecting 
one of four power-up icons. When 
Widget collects two of the same kind, 
he will change into a second, more 


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Widget is back in business with his 
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way through a colorful world of haz¬ 
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You are Widget, a polymorphing 
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interplanetary watcher. To do that, 


you must explore many lands 
and fight even stranger aliens. 
The worlds you explore are 
filled with danger, and the 
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It’s up to you to decide! 


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Rescue hostages, capture comman¬ 
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weapons while defeating the drug 
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The battles come alive as the 
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3-D perspective and the sound of 
the gunfire explodes with crisp digiti¬ 
zation. Grab your helmet and 
prepare for battle! 


The son of the Madman is back to 
avenge his father’s death in this 
16-meg sequel to Desert Strike! 

With the help of a powerful South 
American Drug Lord and his private 
army, they plot to build nuclear 
weapons to destroy Washington DC. 

Now you must come out of your 
retirement and take out this vicious 
madman. Command a Super 
Comanche, Stealth Fighter, Attack 


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and Status (C) goes over 
the current situation of 
the mission. You can also 
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Electronic Gaming Monthly 


STAGE 1: WASHINGTON D.C. 


STAGE 2: SUB ATTACK 


Ram the smugglers with the 
hovercraft on land or lay 
mines in the water for them 
to drive into and watch them 
explode into oblivion. 


The Washington Monument (1), Jefferson Memorial (2), and the 
Library of Congress (3) will be attacked by crazed terrorists and 
must be protected at all costs! 


Portable cannons and speed¬ 
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against you! 


The nation’s capitol is under 
attack, with terrorists seizing all 
government agencies to use 
them as their headquarters. 
There are also snipers to kill and 
of course the President’s motor¬ 
cade to protect. 


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smugglers. 


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Each campaign consists of several tasks assigned to you in order to clear it. 
The next mission and the others that follow will have different tasks. 


Protect the historical 
landmarks from 
terrorist attacks. 


Find and rescue Sal, 
the undercover infor¬ 
mant held captive. 


Seek out and destroy 
the government HQ 
seized by terrorists. 


Protect the Presi¬ 
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terrorist incidents. 


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before they destroy 
the 5 U.S. embassies. 


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Level two will have you do 
battle within the cyborg 
compound. Look out here, 
because they are much 
tougher than they were 
when you met them in the 
first stage. The boss is 
stronger in this stage. 


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For ages, the Dark Seal has 
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However, that seal is beginning to 
fade, and hideous monsters are 
beginning to roam freely about 
the land. 

Guess where you fit in? You are 
the lone brave warrior that is going 
to achieve what his father did before 
him, and that is to attain the highest 
degree of warrior reputation that can 
be reached! To do that, you must 
complete intricate quests and defeat 
monsters in order to be dubbed a 
higher title by the King of Landale! 
Great music accompanied by a long 
plot featuring lots of detail highlight 
this magnificent cartridge RPG. 


Jttasst €nemies Ibounb! 


GOBUNS 

These must be destroyed in 
order to get the magical stone! 


KOBOLDS 

These buggers hide in the trees 
and come in mass numbers. 


KOBOLD KING 

To clean out the forest, this 
creature must be removed. 


BUGBEARS 

Brutal! Wait until the quest 
expands before combat. 


€nter tfje Hanbale castle! 


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The king will give you a new title after 
every quest. He also gives you a map. 


Mijarb’s 
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Kill all of the 
Goblins to 
help the old 
wizard out. 


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Band together with some of 
the strongest and bravest 
warriors armed with high- 
powered weapons and magic 
abilities and rid the land of the evil 
forces once and for all. 

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game’s graphics and game play 
which look and feel a lot like the 
arcade classic Gauntlet. The differ¬ 
ence is the amount of magic you 
possess and the various partners 
you choose to fight with you. 




Pause the game and you can view your 
character’s magic stock and abilities. 



K Your friends will join you in battle; lend 
some advice, and replenish your health. 


CHECK OUT 2GALT'S AWESOME MAGICAL ABILITIES 



LIGHTNING SUPER ANGLE 


Blast an electrical charge 
toward enemies. 


Launch a spinning 
energy charge. 


Toss a lethal boomerang 
that returns to you. 



TIME BOMB 

Lay a land mine that will 
explode a later. 


BASIC 

Fire a regular shot toward 
the oncoming enemies 


MONDO MAJOR 
Unleash high-powered 
shots in four directions. 



HOLD 

Put a freeze on the 
enemies and kill them. 


WIDE 

Shoot a wide range, 
three-way fireball attack. 


DEATH 

Give an enemy instant 
death with one hit. 



The first area requires some 
fancy dodging as there are plen¬ 
ty of enemy shots fired your 
way. Beware of the boss’s three- 
way cannon! 


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Rank: 44 Rank: 114 


International Competition 


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It is very important to learn how to play 
close to the net and to return lobs. 


Learning the proper technique for serves 
will increase your chances of winning! 


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DIFFERENT PLAYING 
SURFACES! 

CLAY- A fairly “user- 
friendly” court. Slow 
'H# bounce and plenty of 

f~~‘ \ control makes for 

/ some great volleying. 

GRASS- A tough 
medium to play on. 

1 » -r Surface and ball 

control are quick. 

One for the pros. 

i BrjiuBjiioi HARD- A great place 
to play! This is the 
court of choice for 
everyone from pros 
to amateurs alike! 


TENNIS 

ANYONE? 

After making its debut on the 
Super NES, David Crane’s Amazing 
Tennis has finally appeared on the 
Genesis! 

Choose the type of court that you 
would like to play on. Select from 
grass, clay and hard court surfaces. 

If you choose tournament play, 
you will have a chance at over a 
dozen internationally ranked players. 
Play alone or against a friend; either 
way you’ll definitely have your hands 
full! Practice up on those serves and 
backhands because David Crane’s 
Amazing Tennis will be bouncing 
into stores everywhere! 









































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CHOOSE FROM 4 DIFFERENT GAME TYPES! 


PLAY BALL 

Just a normal 
game of base¬ 
ball for 1 or 2 
players. 

DEFENSE 

PRACTICE 

A batter will hit 
fly balls to the 
outfielders. 


GAME 
BREAKERS 

Critical games 
that you’ll get 
to play in. 

HOME RUN 
DERBY 

Hit as many 
home runs as 
you can. 


Sports 


This winners screen will appear 
when you complete a game. 




»r<J flMLLNS H E JW3 

You may even be awarded 
Valuble Player on your team! 


Most 

am! 


A FLY 
BALL TO 
FIRST BASE 

the crowd cheers 
does the wave, your 
batter runs past home plate 
to score yet another run for 
your team! This is baseball at its 
best. What makes this sports cart 
different from other baseball games 
is that there are so many features 
that you can access besides just 
playing exhibition or a full season. 
There is an options menu that can 
change the type of game you play, 
the series type, the number of play¬ 
ers (including the computer playing 
against itself), difficulty, music, pass¬ 
word, and a new defense mode 
which allows a player to have the 
outfielders be controlled manually, 
automatically, or have the computer 
assist in the plays. Create your 
teams from the roster which con- 


REPLAY 

Instant replay of 
your cool moves. 


MOVIES 

Puts cinemas in 
the side boxes. 


MUSIC 

Turns the music 
on and off. 


TIME IN 

This option goes 
back to the game. 


tains the American and National 
leagues, All Stars, and real players 
from specific years. After you select 
your lineup and pitchers, you’re 
ready to play ball! 


Detailed graphics portray the batting, 
pitching and outfield plays. 

■■ 


FOR WINNERS ONLY 


HAT CAN 


TIME OUT 

This is the time 
out menu. 


THE TIME OUT MENU? 


YOU DO IN 


RELIEF 

Replace pitcher 
with a new one. 


SUB 

Substitute new 
players in for old. 


SCORE 

Check the current 
game score. 


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CHALLENGE! 





ASSAULT 

Run to each 
station and grab 
the weapon. 
You can only 
shoot it once 
before you run to the next station. Hit the 
Gladiator that is shooting at you to win. 


JOUST 

Using your 
jousting sticks, 
knock your 
opponent onto 
the platform. 

Perform many crucial tactics with swift 
hits to the head, knee and chest areas. 





CHALLENGE THE 
BEST! 



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Final Scorf 


Scoring well in each event will help keep 
you in the tournament. 


Join the tournament with the 
American Gladiators and prove your 
might in these skillful games! 

Choose Tournament mode, or go 
Head-to-Head with a friend. You can 
make the choice of being a male or 
female player. This decides who will 
be your adversaries (the male or 
female Gladiators). Win the Assault, 
Joust, The Wall, Atlasphere and 
Powerball. Then you will go into the 
obstacle course called Eliminator! 




THE WALL 

Climb the wall 
using the hand 
holes provided. 

You must be 
quick and agile, 
as the Gladiators in white are close 
behind to make you fall. 


ATLASPHERE 

In this human 
rolling ball, you 
must move onto 
the raised 
targets in the 
arena. Steam will come up and you will 
score a point in this challenging event. 


POWERBALL 

At each end of 
the court there 
is a bin with 
balls in it. Take 
them and race 
to the nearest goal to secure a score. 
The Gladiators are waiting to block you. 


ELIMINATOR 

This is the 
ultimate test 
of skill! Run 
through an 
obstacle course 
that includes climbing, hand-to-hand 
bars, rope sliding and more! 


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Yee-haw partners!! Here comes 

the best shoot-’em-up, quick-draw 
game of the year! Load up them 
pistols for Mad Dog McCree 
on the Sega CD. 

In this digitized shoot¬ 
out, your mission is to 
rescue the mayor and his 
daughter from that nasty 
gun-totin’ varmint, Mad 
Dog McCree. Your gonna 
need all the luck you can 
muster because Mad Dog’s goons 
are everywhere! 

You’ll receive some very valuable 
information along the way by some 
friends who will do their darndest to 
help ya out! Use your trusty six- 
shooter to blast your way through 
Mad Dog’s henchmen and save the 
town from his evil influence. Just to 
make it a fair fight, you can even 
practice your shooting on a target 
range. So hurry up, time’s a wastin’! 
Try your trigger finger against Mad 
Dog McCree coming soon to the 


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SOME DF I! 


Great shot! Watch the rooftops carefully 
as many attacks will come from up there. 


ERIEST CHARACTERS EVER! 


This old-timer gives ya The town undertaker is 
some hints to help ya a morbid hombre with 
along the way. Count on a sick sense of humor, 
him for good info. He’ll bury ya if ya die! 


Squealers like this are 
everywhere and will help 
ya a lot - if ya can find 
‘em in time! 


This here’s a barmaid 
with a heart o’ gold. 
She will give ya the key 
to free the sheriff! 


1. ) These are your bullets. Keep an eye 
on how many you have! 

2. ) These hats are your life indicators. 

3. ) This is your holster. Reload your 

I gun by dragging it to this area. _ 


After completing an area, you will be 
able to select where you will go next. 


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with some target practice. 












































EDITING SPECIAL FX 

There are a total of 16 special video 
effects at your disposal. Here are five of 
the coolest ones! 

Cuts images 
k 1 horizontally. 


EVERYBODY 
DANCE NOW! 


THE EDITING PROCESS 


LYRICS 

Displays words of the 
music onscreen. 


Aspiring music artists can take 
part in their own creation of music 
videos with C+C Music Factory’s 
Make Your Own Video. Although it's 
not a game, this disc reveals some 
of the basics of video editing. 

Choose from an assortment of spe¬ 
cial effects to synchronize with the 
music scenes as well as some old 
cartoon and film footage. 


Choose to edit from 3 of C+C’s most 
popular dance tracks. When you’re done, 
you can view your video. Make sure it’s 
good, cuz the critics are tough! 


WASH 

Inverts colors 
of the images. 


SMEAR 

Blurs images and 


pixelates them. 


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NOW BECOME A BIGGER (OR SMALLER) BONK! 


BIG MEAT: Change into 
raged Bonk! Breathe fire 
for limited time! 

SMALL MEAT: Change to 
Semi-Charged Bonk! Fire 
atoms that quickly stun! 



Now Bonk comes in three sizes: Small, Regular 
and Large! Collect the different colored candies 
to do this. However, if you take a hit as Large or 
Small Bonk, it’s back to Regular Bonk! 


GET SOME TWO-PLAYER BONKING ACTION! 



Two players can 
combine forces by 
riding on each 
others’ heads! 

They can also 
bonk each other, but no 
harm is done by this! 


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TELEPORT! 

If players are separated, 
there is a teleport option to 
bring one along side the 
other! The person who is 
behind just needs to press 
SELECT and he or she 
catches up to the lead! 







WE CAN BONK IF WE WANT TO! 

Bonk is back and 
ready to smash! Now 
he has a friend - but 
only if one selects the 
two-player mode! He 
also has two new 
sizes - Small, to 
squeeze in small 
spaces, and Large, 
for those real big 
bonks! However, if 
Bonk takes one hit 
while Small or Large, 
it’s back to Regular 
size Bonk! The other 


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( I'm the other Bonk that can also 
play in the new two-player mode! 


new option is the two-player mode 
where two can bonk (but share the 
same life meter!) King 
Drool, who is back for 
more, has several new 
meanies who also give 
Bonk a hard time! 

These tough Boss char¬ 
acters can be found at 
the end of each level! 
Bonk can also change 
into a crab if stepped on 
- so watch bosses with 
big limbs! Get ready for 
the bonk of your life - 
with one or two Bonks! 



BONUS ROUNDS: 
TONS OF FUN! 


■ Whenever you see 
this flower grab it 
and you can 

advance to a bonus level! In 
each level there is a time 
limit during which you must 
complete a given task. For 
example, here you must get 
to the exit sign before the 
timer runs out. If you 
complete a bonus level you 
will be awarded with big 
points - even an extra life! 



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STAGE 1: 

Smash sleeping 
meanies and fight 
awake ones! Test 
your sizes here! 


BOSS 1: 
Get stomped on, 
turn into a crab, 
and snap this 
boss from below! 




STAGE 2: 

Inside a giant 
house, look for 
menaces - like this 
big drooling baby! 

BOSS 2: 

Get to the top of if f?" 
the screen, then u f .|. 

use spinning head BSf ‘ 
smashes on it! ^ 



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M LAtiCfMVaq MAIUTK! 

Criminals have taken over the 
streets, and only two brave fighters 
can take them back! There is also a 
missing lady to find. Could there be a 
connection? You can choose 


between two different fighters that 
have different methods of attack! 
With fluid graphics and a pounding 
rock music score, try to bring order 
to the Riot Zone with two tough 
dudes! /* 


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Move from rooftops to ■■■■■■ 
ascending elevators! 


Two bosses here: Mr. 
Lee and Miss Chan! 


Brawl on the streets and 
inside a factory! 


Shawna lashes out 
with her whip! 


Battle through a rat- 
infested gambling den! 


Watch for the spikes on 
this barefoot creep! 


Hcu/c* ~ 
Upt & 
Oiktt Ittmi 


Camera: 
Gives 1 extra 
life. 


Money & Gems: 
Variable amount 
of points. 


BBQ & Turkey: 
Restores life 
meter to full. 


Fries & Cola: 
Restores 
partial life. 


MAUJU: 1M 'BATS 


Hawk is the 
— | — faster of the 
^ two. His 

blows inflict 
less damage 
than Tony, but he 
delivers them faster! 


Tony is 
slower, but 
his blows 

inflict much _ 

more 

damage. He has a special 
break-dance move! 


BOSS 




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BATTLE 


The vile Gofer army is waging war 
on Earth and her colonies. Once 
again it is up to the Vic Viper to stop 
the alien threat from taking over the 
entire galaxy. # 

Fans of the originafGradius and % 
Lifeforce should take a look at this 
great shooter. All the qualities you 
loved before are back. Different 
weapon configurations and radical 
power-ups highlight this tribute to 
the classic ^hooter series. Will you 
defeat Ihe egdless hordes of aliens? 




1986: LIFEFORCe (SALAMANDER) 

The Gradius series has always been one of the topnotch shooters around. In 1985 
the awesome. Gradius came out, with the awe- inspiring Lifeforce close behind in 
1986. And now for 1993....Behold! 


EQUIP YOURSELF WITH MANY POWERFUL WEAPON' 

CONFIGURATION A ISPEED UPl I MISSILE I I DOUBLE I I LASER I I OPTION 


STRONG DEFENSE / FAIR ATTACK 


CONFIGURATION B speed up spread tailgun laser 


STRONG ATTACK / WEAK DEFENSE 


CONFIGURATION C speed up photon double 

- w. TORPEDO „ 

STRONG ATTACK/WEAK DEFENSE ^ - 


CONFIGURATION D SPEED UP 2 WAY 
STRONG DEFENSE / FAIR ATTACK ^1. 


RIPPLE 


SHIELDS 




FLASH BLADE 
SHIELD SHIELD 


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STAGE is THE STELLAR CLUSTER 

Fiery comets and flame dragonsiiSunt 
this deadly zone. Try to power up early 
on or you won't be able to progress very 
far. The boss is a phoenix that flings 
fireballs at you. It moves fast, but you 
move faster. 


. STAGE 

This place was once a space colony. 

Now, it is infested with slime-dripping 
aliens, and you must fight to the death! 

You will have to cut your way through 
their nest! The boss is a gigantic eyeball 
with humongous arms to attack with! 

. * STAGE S: FROZEN WASTELAND 

Ice chunks float around in this perilous 
part of space. Remember that the 
■crystals break into smaller pieces. The 
crystal mechboss flails tentacles around 
the screen and shoots lasers at you. 

Keep your guard up. 







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This level is just like the first level In the 
original game! The intensity level here is 
high, as enemy shots fly out oLwvery 
hole! The shear mass of the attack is a 
force to be reckoned with. The boss is a 
giant laser-spitting machine^ 



THE BATTLS^ONTINUGS ONWARD... 




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Those weird heads from Easter Island 
are back, and they're heavily armed? 



FURTHER INTO 
THE REACHES 
OF SPACE... 

The lat^f levels will heat up with 
mote action than ever before. Your 
only hop§ of salvation is to power up 
your ship, and keep an ey3 out foi* 
stray bullets. Always listen to the 
voice that tells you the Bfiss's 
weak points. You will need 
this advice to progress 
inti such strange 
areasjike the many 
fields of Easter Island headsTo an 
all-out battle in space. Are y©u 
gooc*enough to survive? 

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LEVEL 1-1: FRIENDS ON THE WING 


nw 


Boss 1: 


Abobo 


Guards the ship’s 
door and does not 
want you to get in! 

Use Battletoad Butts 
and/or Typhoon Kicks to 
defeat him! 


LEVEL 2: INSIDE NOW 
Move inside the ship and battle 
on! The Battletoads’ old enemy 
Blag awaits you here! 


Poundin’ Fun: 
Guidos and Walk¬ 
ers will confront 
you: pound Guido 
through the floor! 


LEVEL 3: DEEPER IN 
Down the elevator, and further 
inside! This Level requires fight¬ 
ing/control skills! Roper waits! 


under the 
Fact File 
Box! We 
take on 
both our 
deadliest 


Dream on Battlejerksi\ 
Even with your Double 
Dumbhead friends, you will 
never defeat us! I still owe 
you one for last time! 


EVERYBODY 
MOVE... TO THIS! 

The ultimate team is here! The 
Dark Queen, licking her wounds 
from the last encounter, has built a 
giant laser cannon in space to 
destroy the earth! The Battletoads, 
naturally, take it upon themselves to 
destroy the menace. Yet this time, 
the fighting duo of Jimmy and Billy 
Lee want to join in, as the Queen 
has recruited some of the Dragons’ 
enemies. You can play as either a 
Battletoad, one of the Double Drag¬ 
ons, or in a two-player game where 
you can hit each other or one where 
you can’t. See if the Ultimate Team 
has what it takes to defeat the 
Queen and her evil horde! 




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Pimple 


BATTLETOADS: “Move to Us!” 
The green three are back and this time 
you can play as Pimple, who isn’t being 
kidnapped and wants some action! There 
are some new moves as well! 



Kiss-My- 

Big Bad 

Nuclear 

Battletoad 

Fist 

Boot 

Knuckles 

Butt 


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Take Out 

Bikin’ 

No Way Back 

Twin Side 

The Trash 

Bash 

Thwack 

Slam 


Back N 
Front Punt 


BT Bashing 
Ball 


A 

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Swingin’ 
Size 13s 


MT 

BT Big 
Duck 


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LEVEL 1-2: Boss 1 *' 



“Bird Here ■ 
Keep Moving!” 


Doorman of Doom: 
Coward who throws dynamite! Pick 
the dynamite up and throw it back 
• before it explodes! 


Boss 2: Big Blag 

The fat rat is back for more! It attacks like before - with 
punches and tubbo drops from above! Use Head 
Butts and Typhoon Kicks to bash it to death! 



* J No Gentleman! \ 
^ Linda Lash, meet the 
‘Toads! Watch for her whip 
it inflicts serious damage! 


Climbin’ & Kickin’! 
Some parts require hanging 
from the ceiling and n 

bashing objets! 


Dangling Duo! 

Use the Turbo Rope to move 
W into the levels below! 
Look out for Ravens! J 


Boss 3: Roper 
Duck to avoid his machine gun! 
Don’t charge him - he hits you with 
his gun! Let him come to you! 


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LEVEL 4: IN SPACE 
Now it becomes a shooter a 
la Asteroids! Use the jump 
button to thrust and the 
punch button to fire lasers! 


[% • 


DOUBLE DRAGON: “Let’s Rumble!’’ 
The fighting duo of Billy and Jimmy Lee bring street 
fighting skills into play with their Dragon Force 
Techniques. Whenever they hit someone, however, 
their limbs remain normal size! 



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Whirlwind 


Take Out 
The Trash 


Nose- 

Crunch 


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Boss 4: Big Ship 
Blow this ship to 
pieces by shooting the 
parts that fire at you! 
Beware, it fires too! 


POWER-UPS & ICONS: 


Invincibility: 
Makes you temporarily 
invincible! 


JI Energy: 

| Completely recharges 
your life meter! 


Bonus Life: 
Gives an extra life to 
whoever gets it! 


Bonus Pods: 
Smash these open for 
something special. 


Walker’s Leg: I 
Pick up this item when 
you destroy a robot. 


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SHUT UP 
ST AM) DEAL! 

^Casino Kid is back, 
r this time taking on 
r several new adversaries! 
r Fly around the globe winning 
r cash. Start with the lower level 
r gamblers, build up your bank, then 
take on the big money people! But 
money doesn’t grow on trees: Casi¬ 
no Kid also has a limited supply of 
green stuff! You win a game when 
your opponent goes bankrupt. 





Casino Kid: 

America 

All Games/3rd 

Rocky Hammer: 

Canada 

Black Jack/2nd 

Paul Kieton: 

England 

Roulette/2nd 

Rie Lanka: 
China 

Roulette/lst 

Ailton Silver: 
Brazil 
Poker/1st 


Meet Your Opponents Around the World: 

Here are the people you will play against in the game. The 
number after their country shows their gambling level. 
For a synopsis of these levels, look below. 



Gambling Levels: 

1 st Level: $1 - $10 start with the 1 st level players to 
2nd Level: $10 - $100 save U p your money 
3rd Level: $100-? 


Abu Ganzil: 
India 
Roulette/3rd 



Ryu Mishima: 

Japan 

Poker/3rd 



Othman,Jr.: 

Nigeria 

Poker/3rd 


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Nikoria Bunin: 

Russia 
Black Jack/ 1st 



Jyina Nagule: 

Australia 
Black Jack/lst 



POKER: 


Here you have a dealer. Press A to place 
an ante, which will also start the hand. 
Move the hand with the arrows and press 
A to select which cards you wish to hold, 
and B to commence with that hand. A will 
also raise the bet. Press B to fold. 


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BLACKJACK: 

Press <- or -> to buy chips and UP and 
DOWN to bet an amount of money. But¬ 
ton B sets the amount you bet to Zero, 
and A OKs the amount you bet and starts 
the game. Use the arrow keys to select a 
play, A to confirm it. 



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The objective: get to 
21! You can win, lose 
or even tie with this 
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Use the arrow keys to place the chips on 
the spaces 
you want and 
press A. You 
can lay down 
5 chips and 
each can be of 
a different 
amount. After 
the fifth chip 
is laid down, 
watch the 
wheel spin 
and the ball 
stop. 




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HOW TO ENTER: 

Answer the following questions correctly and qualfy to wlnl Mai your 

answers on a postcard to: 

Q*Bort 8 Contest (EGM) 

1820 Highland Avenue, Suite 222 
Lombvd,L 60148 

Be sure to Include you* name, address and phone lumber on you* entry. 

All entries must be received by September 16,1888. 

1. What article of dotting appears In the 
background of level 4-1? 

2. As you play level 4-2, what letters appear 
on top of the typewriter keys? 

8. How many cans of paint aro spilling In level 7-1? 


CONTEST PRIZES! 

1 FIRST PRIZE: 

One winner will receive a Super tMES System 
with NTVIC'S Super NES games Q*Bert 3 and 
Strike Gunner S.T.G. and an EGM In Your Face 
T-shirt. 

5 SEC OND PRIZES: 

Five winners will receive a copy ol NTVIC's 
Strike Gunner S.T.G. and an EGM In Your Face 
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Zitz, Pimple and the beautiful 
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LEVEL 1 
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when he thinks you’re beating him. 





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Double Dragon, the hit arcade 
game, has now made it to the Game 
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classic among fighting game fans. 

Control Billy through gang-infested 
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; with your martial arts skills, whe the 
going gets really tough, pick up a 
weapon or two. 

Slip on your brass knuckles and 
unleash your Double Dragon! 


156 Electronic Gaming Monthly 


EIGHT FAIR?! SURE! 


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NEWS 


A Hero is on the Way 


The rumors are true! 

Sendai Publishing Group, 
publishers of the biggest and 
best video game mag, are 
making final preparations to 
launch Hero Illustrated. 

Shipping in June, Hero will 
come in two versions: an 
EGM-s\ze6 newsstand ver- 



TTI and EGM team to sponsor 
Bomberman J 93 Play Tour 


and a slightly smaller edition 
sold through comic shops 
that will be packed with such 
goodies as unique cards, 
exclusive previews, special 
covers, and other neat stuff 
that make the comic book 
industry so exciting. 

It doesn’t take a wizard to 
see Hero will be HOT. 


BlLUSVRA'v’HS 


Electronic Gaming Monthly 
and Turbo Technologies - 
makers of the Duo and the 
eminently popular 
Bomberman game - have 
announced plans for the 
Bomberman ‘93 Play Tour. 

The tournament will kick 
off on the consumer day 
(June 6) of the 1993 
Summer Consumer 
Electronics Show in 
Chicago. EGM readers are 
encouraged to participate. 

After CES, the Play Tour 
will be held at major shop¬ 
ping malls in seven cities 
including Los Angeles, 
Chicago, New York, Dallas, 


Philadelphia, San Francisco, 
and Boston. 

The last Bomberman tour¬ 
nament, held at the Winter 
CES, was an unqualified 
success. The tourney gener¬ 
ated a huge amount of 
excitement as players franti¬ 
cally watched the finalists go 
head to head on a big- 
screen television. 

“We’re very excited to 
bring the Bomberman ‘93 
Play Tour to EGM readers,” 
said Terry Tang of TTI. 

Look in next month’s EGM 
for more details on the soon 
to be famous Bomberman 
‘93 Play Tour. 


Toon In, Toon On, or Drop In 


Are you or do you 
know someone who 
gets up on the week¬ 
ends according to a 
favorite cartoon, 
takes Bugs Bunny 
vitamins after eating 
Fruity Pebbles, and 
is more passionate 
about Tom and 
Jerry than Bill 
and Al? 

If any of these 
tendencies ring a 
bell, read on. 

Located in 
Issaquah, 
Washington, a 
town just east of 
Seattle, the 
Whole Toon 
Access compa¬ 
ny houses a 
curious collec¬ 
tion of cartoon 
creations. And 
you don’t have to jump in 
your Mach 5 replica and 


race to the Pacific northwest 
to see this toonish landmark. 

Whole Toon Access pub¬ 
lishes the Whole Toon 
Catalog. Printed twice a 
year, the catalog packs thou¬ 
sands of animated titles in its 
90-plus pages. 

The best thing about 
Whole Toon Access is its 
Dumbo-sized inventory. 
Enthusiasts can find all 
types of animation from 
mainstream Disney, to 
Japanese anime such as 
Akira, to classics like Felix 
the Cat and Dudley Do- 
Right, and even enigmatic 
titles like Clutch Cargo. “If it’s 
animated, and we can get 
our hands on it, you’ll find it 
listed in our catalog,” said 
co-owner Bob Major. 

Almost every title listed is 
available on VHS format, 
although a growing selection 
is available on laser disc. 

Besides the vast video 



ii \\ 

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With all the neat stuff, the color¬ 
ful Whole Toon Access show¬ 
room resembles something out 
of a Roger Rabbit cartoon. 

selection, Whole Toon has 
more cool toys than Batman. 
Browsers will have trouble 
choosing between the now 
infamous Ren and Stimpy 
farting dolls, or Bullwinkle 
boxer shorts, or limited edi¬ 
tion collectibles. 

If you want to toon into 
Whole Toon, call them at 
(206) 391-8747. 


168 Electronic Gaming Monthly 








TOYS 


electronics will Barcode Madness hit the U.S? 


Don’t be surprised if you 
soon begin seeing kids rum¬ 
maging through their parents’ 
cupboards in search of...the 
ultimate warrior. 

With the recently intro¬ 
duced Barcode Battler from 
Irwin, cryptic barcode infor¬ 
mation from almost any prod¬ 
uct is translated into energy 
points, attack factors, and 
defense ability. “Now when 
kids walk into a store, they 
are really walking into a cas¬ 
tle, literally filled with thou¬ 
sands of warriors and 
weapons,” said Irwin senior 
vice president Paul Griffith. 


Kids battle each other by 
comparing the relative 
strength of their barcodes. 
Players can use superhero 
cards supplied by Irwin or 
create their own by cutting 
out barcodes from product 
packages and pasting them 
on blank cards included with 
their Barcode Battler. Irwin is 
also preparing cards featur¬ 
ing Marvel Comics heroes. 

After the Barcode Battler’s 
Japanese introduction two 
years ago, kids found that a 
particular soup brand had a 
super-powered bar code and 
the product quickly sold out. 


The ingenious idea to convert the ever-present bar codes from more than 
four million different products was introduced in Japan two years ago. Its 
^ popularity almost triggered a noodle shortage. 


Lego has come a 
long way since Ole Kirk 
Christiansen first named his 
hand-painted wooden cars 
and animals Lego, a contrac¬ 
tion that means “play well" in 
his native Denmark. 

The earliest Lego brick 
entered the market in 1949. 
Since then, production has 
swelled to more than 11 mil¬ 
lion Lego bricks annually. 

As Lego Systems, Inc. con¬ 
tinues its growth, it has 
also become increas- 
ingly diverse. 

Besides their staple 
product, Lego bricks, 

Lego Systems plans to ^ 
open a number of Lego theme 
parks around the world. The 
company currently operates 
Legoland Park in Billund, 
Denmark. 

The first park outside 
Denmark will open in 1996 in 
the United Kingdom near 
Windsor, and this year, the 
company will select a site for 


the first U.S. park, which will 
open in 1998. The Lego com¬ 
pany is currently looking at 
sites in Norton/ 
Mansfield, 
Massachusetts; 

North Stonington, 
Connecticut; Prince William 
County, Virginia; and greater 
San Diego, California. 

Besides theme parks, Lego 
Systems opened the 
Imagination Center at the 
sprawling Mall of America in 
Bloomington, Minnesota. The 
attraction showcases the cre¬ 
ativity inherent in Lego toys, 


But it is those highly versa¬ 
tile, brightly colored bricks 
that have made the Lego 
name famous worldwide. 

Lego bricks are made of a 
high-quality, non-toxic plastic 
that will not lose its color over 
time. Two standard eight-stud 
bricks can be combined in 24 
ways. Six eight-stud Lego 
bricks can be combined in 
nearly 103 million ways. More 
than ever before, Lego bricks 
can be combined to create 
more diverse models and fan¬ 
tastic worlds. 

Their Ice Planet 2002 line, 


and • 

fea- * 

tures 60 large- 

scale Lego models, and ^ 
play areas for children to 
play with Lego bricks. 


for example, features six col¬ 
lectible models that combine 
space vehicles with arctic ele¬ 
ments highlighted by the 
Deep Freeze Defender. 

The Dragon Masters collec¬ 
tion features a fire-breathing 
dragon in his den, a magi¬ 
cian’s workshop, and even an 
entire fortress. 

Another intriguing product, 
the Skulls Eye Schooner con¬ 
tains more than 900 interlock¬ 
ing pieces and includes such 
details as cloth sails, two 
working pulley systems, and a 
compass that really turns. 

All of the kits have 
Lego’s well-known 
built-in flexibility. 






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Before hailing Valiant’s 
re-introduction of Turok: 
Dinosaur Hunter, a brief 
history of this unique 
character is necessary. 

Turok follows in the 
footsteps of two other 
popular Valiant titles, 

Magnus Robot Fighter 
and Solar. Like those 
two characters, Turok 
first appeared in Western I 
Publishing Company 
comic books in the 
1960’s. 

Magnus was the first 
Western character to 
resurface in the pages of I 
a Valiant comic book 
roughly two years ago. Hi 
Nearly four months later, Bj 
Solar debuted. 

But it is Turok who 
occupies a special place I 
in comic book history. ; 

“Turok has generated V 
a great deal of interest in I 
the Native American 
community, “ Jim 
Perham said. “When he Hi 
first appeared in the 
Western Publishing 
comics as Turok: Son of 
Stone, he was really the 
only Native American in 
comics that was treated ^ 
with respect.” 

Although many comics HR 
back then were consid- m 
ered hokey by today’s 
standards, Turok stood 
apart. His roots could be L 
traced to the Plains 
Indians of the 1880’s. 

John Hartz, vice president 
of marketing for Valiant, 
believes the Turok title and 
character stand for some¬ 
thing special. “Turok holds a 
special place in the eyes of 
creative people in comics 
because they remember 
those great painted covers 
and the incredible line art of 
Alberto Gioletti,” he said. 

Hartz asserts Turok is also 


appealing because “It is so 
open to interpretation, cre¬ 
ative teams can do an 
action/adventure story such 
as Turok vs. dinosaurs; or 
some kind of political story 
dealing with the plight of 
Native Americans; or even 
an ecological story on the 
impact of dinosaurs in 
today’s environment.” 

From potential storylines 
like these, it’s apparent 


Turok has much more under¬ 
lying substance than your 
typical comic book super¬ 
hero. 

“Turok is kind of like the 
Batman in that you can inter¬ 
pret him artistically and 
through writing in a number 
of different ways, but he will 
always remain intrinsically 
Turok,” said Hertz 

Despite his depth, Turok 
also has a very basic appeal 


I for comic fans. “You 
have cool elements, 
things we liked as 
kids: Indians and 
dinosaurs,” said 

Turok #1 writer 
David Micheline pre¬ 
dates the storyline 
from Valiant’s XO 
comics #14 and #15 
where a nest of 
"bionosaurs" - 
dinosaurs pulled 
through time to 1992 
and given a bionic 
implant - was 
destroyed by Turok 
and XO under Times 
Square in New York 
City. Turok #1 is set 
in 1987, with the first 
few issues filling in 
what happened dur¬ 
ing the last five years. 

During this period, 
Turok has difficulty 
adjusting to not only 
the technology of the 
J moc * ern wor ld, but 
^3 also to the prejudices 
*5*^ and injustices suf- 
v fered by his people. 

— In issues #4, 

£ through #9, the story¬ 
line will follow Turok 
through his battles 
with the bionosaurs. It 
will also deal with 
issues confronting 
Native Americans in 
___ today’s society. 

Hartz expects sales 
of Turok to exceed one mil¬ 
lion, which will make it the 
best selling Valiant comic 
book ever. 

To honor his return, Turok 
#1 is highlighted by a hybrid 
chromium and foil embossed 
cover. The brilliant drawing 
of Bart Sears and inking by 
Randy Elliot is embellished 
by a cover that is truly 
unique in an industry del¬ 
uged with “special covers.” 


170 Electronic Gaming Monthly 








MOVIES 


Last Action Hero Should be a Blast 


With a number of - 
mega-budget 
movies ready for 
summer, Arnold 
Schwarzenegger 1 
should be a big 
winner for his 
action-adven- 
ture-fantasy film 
that is a satire of 
his earlier work. 

Sparked by I 

an unprece- 

advertising 

the 

Hero has 

the potential R i 
to out-gross * 

some of the 

actor’s other L —=—*— -- 

cinematic juggernauts 
including Terminator and T2. 

Furthermore, an unusual 
ad campaign should give 
Columbia Pictures, the film’s 
distributor, a unique advan¬ 
tage when megapics includ¬ 
ing Jurassic Park, 

Cliffhanger, and Super Mario 
Bros, debut this summer. 

NASA and a consortium of 
corporations sponsoring the 
first commercial space mis¬ 


* 



The Last Action Hero, with hype that includes 
even a rocket launch, will be one of the sum¬ 
mer’s blockbusters. Starring Arnold 
Schwarzenegger as Jack Slater, an otherwise 
invincible juggernaut, Slater's movie world is 
shaken up when an 11 year old boy is blasted 
out of his theater seat and into the movie. 


on the main 

fuselage of the rocket and 
booster rockets as well as 
on the payload, which will 
orbit the earth for a minimum 
of two years conducting 
microgravity experiments. 

The program also features 
a 900-number through AT&T 
(1-900-ROCKET). Callers 
can leave a message that 
will be sent into space. Also 
included is a sweepstakes in 


Columbia Pictures pulled off a marketing 
coup when NASA announced its bid was 
selected from dozens of consumer adver¬ 
tisers to be the first advertiser in space. 


marketing and distribu¬ 
tion said, “Thematically, 
we think the ad is highly 
appropriate, in that 
both the main charac¬ 
ters of the movie are 
transported from one 
world to another. 

We’re also obviously 
excited about break¬ 
ing new ground in 
the advertising 
world. And we’re 
thrilled to help 
underwrite 
valuable 


sion in U.S. history chose 
the film to be the first adver¬ 
tiser in space - a slot covet¬ 
ed by dozens of consumer 
advertisers. 

Details of the program 
include: advertising expo¬ 
sure of the Last Action Hero 


which two grand prize win¬ 
ners, together with 
Schwarzenegger, will push a 
button that launches the 
rocket into space. 

Sid Ganis, executive vice 
president of Columbia 
Pictures and president of 



academic experiments that 
very likely will help improve 
the quality of our lives." 

The Last Action Hero stars 
Schwarzenegger as Jack 
Slater, a movie hero that has 
never lost a battle on the big 
screen. But when an 11- 
year-old boy named Danny 
is magically transported into 
Slater’s movie, the adven¬ 
ture begins. 

Teamed with his favorite 
action hero, Danny gets to 
live out his wildest fantasies 
as he crashes cars, flies 
through windows, and takes 
on the bad guys in a movie 
world where anything and 
everything is possible. 

Things get complicated 
when the movie vil¬ 
lains escape to the 
real world and Slater 
PB and Danny must fol- 

j£-j low. But as Slater 

deals with the fact 
that he is a product 

_; of a Hollywood 

-j-' screenwriter and 
f now finds himself in 

*Tr Danny’s world, 

where punches hurt 
BH a and a gun can 
spell death, he 
'iflAA proves he’s a 
T * true hero. 



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Lptus Turbo Chall 3995 20.00 
Marble Madness 29.95 14.00 
Mario Lemieux Hcky 29.95 14.00 
Marky Mark (CD) 39 95 20.00 
Marvel Land 29.95 13.00 
Master ol Monsters 44 95 22 00 


-Baseball 3 34.9516.00 

RBI Baseball 4 39.95 20.00 

Revenge ol Shmobi 24,9512.00 
Rings ol Power 34 9516.00 
Rise of 

the Dragon (CD) 49.95 25.00 
Risky Woods 399 5 20.00 
Road Avenger (CD) 44.95 22.00 
Road Rash 29.95 13 00 
Road Rash 2 499525.00 

Road Riot 499525.00 
RoadBlasters 39 95 18.00 
Rolling Thunder 2 29 95 14.00 
Rollo to the Rescue 29 9514.00 
Romance ol the Three 

Kingdoms 2 4495-25.00 

Sagaia 2495 10.00 

Saint Sword 29.95 12.00 
Sewer Shark (CD) 3995-20.00 
Shadow Blasters 24 95 12.00 
Shadow Dancer 29.9513.00 
Shadow ol Beast 29 95 14.00 
Shadow ol Beast 2 39 95 16 00 
Shining Force 4995 30.00 
Shining in Darkness 39.95 16.00 
ShmobiS 4995 30 00 

Side Pocket 4995 2500 
Simpsons Ban vs. 

Space Mutants 39.95 20.00 
Slaughter Spon 2995 14,00 
Slime Worid 39.95 20 00 
Smash TV 3995 20.00 

Soccer 24 95 12.00 

Sol Deace 34.9516.00 
Some Hedgehog 19.95 8.00 
Sonic Hedgehog 2 44.95 20.00 
Sorcerers Kingdom 4995 25.00 
Space Harrier li 24.95 12.00 
Space Invaders 91 34.95 14.00 
Speedball 2 2495 12.00 

Spiderman 29.95 12.00 

Splatterhouse 2 34.95 16.00 


Star Control 29 95 14 00 

StarOdyssey 4495 2200 

Starflighl 2995 12.00 

Steel Empire 29.95 14 00 

Steel Talons 44 95 25 00 

Storm Lord 29.95 14.00 
Street Smart 29.9514.00 
Streets of Rage 29.95 13.00 
Streets ol Rage 2 499525.00 
Stnder 29.9513.00 

Stnderll 54 95-30 00 

Sunset Riders 3995 20 00 
Super Batllelank 49 95 25 00 
Super Hang On 24 95 10.00 
Super Hfcgh Impact 34 9516.00 
Super Monaco GP 24 95 10 00 
Super Monaco GP 2 3495 16.00 
Super Oil Road 3935 20.00 
Sup Thunder Blade 24.95 10.00 
Super Volleyball 24.95 10.00 
Super Wrestlemama3995 20.00 
Superman 39 95 20 00 

Swamp Thing 39 95 20.00 
Sword Ol Sodan 29 95 14 00 
Sword ol Vermillion 24 95 10 00 
Syd ol Vahs 39 95-20.00 
T2 Arcade Game 39 95-20.00 
T2 Judgement Day 44 95 22.00 
Tale Spin 34 95 16 00 

T ask Force Harrier 29.95 14.00 
Tazmama 39.95 20.00 

Team USA Bball 34 95-16.00 
Tecmo 

World Cup Soccer 49 95 26 00 
T echnocop 29.95 13 00 
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 
Hyperstone Heist 3995 18 00 
Terrmnalor 29.95 14.00 
Terminator { CD) 49.95 25.00 
The Ouel 

Test Dnve2 44.95-22.00 
Thunderlorce II 24.95 10.00 
Thunderlorce III 2995 13.00 
Tune Gal{CQ) 49 95 30 00 
ToeJam 8 Earl 34 95 16.00 
Toki Going Ape Spit29 95 14.00 
T. Lasorda Baseball 24.95 10.00 
Tony La Russa 

Baseball 549535.00 
Toxic Crusaders 34 95 16 00 
Traysia 34 95 1600 

Twin Cobra 2495 10.00 
Two Crude Dudes 34 95 16 00 
Tyrants 44 95 22.00 

Ultimate Oix 29.95 14,00 
Uncharted Waters 4995 30.00 
Universal Soldier 34.9516.00 
Valis 34.95 16.00 

Vahs III 29.95 13.00 

Vapor Trail 2995 14 00 
Warrior ol Rome 2995 14.00 
Warnor ol Rome 2 3995 20 00 
Warsong 3995 20.00 

Wheel of Fortune 399 5 20.00 
Where in Time is Carmen 
San Diego’ 29 95 14.00 
Where in the World is Carmen 
San Diego’ 34.95 16 00 
Whip Rush 24 95 12.00 

Willy Beamshi CD) 4995 30 00 


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Battle Mamacs 4995 30.00 
Bazooka Blitzkrieg 49 95 28.00 
BebesKds 499525.00 
Best ol the Best 4995 26.00 
Blaze On 44 95 22 00 

Blue BrotheiS 49.95 30.00 
Brames 49.95 30.00 

Brawl Brothers 49 95 30 00 

Bubsy 49 95 30 00 

Bulls vs. Blazers 4995 30.00 
Buster Bros 4495 22.00 
Buster Busts Loose 54.95 32 00 
Caesars Palace 54 95 30 .00 

Cal Ripken Bball 49 95 25.00 

California Games II 4995 28.00 
Castlevama IV 39 95 16.00 

Chessmaster 4495 22 00 
Chester Cheetah 4995 26.00 
Chuck Rock 44 95 22 00 

Clue 49 95 2500 

Congo s Caper 4995 30.00 


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Wing Aces Hgh 44 95 22.00 
Wing Commander 54 9 5 30.00 
WoftChild 54 95 30.00 

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Foolbrawl 54.95 35.00 World Leag. Soccer 34.95 16.00 
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Wo/t Child 44 9 5 22.00 
Woll Child (CD) 399520.00 
Wonderboy in M.W. 29.95 12.00 
Wonder Dog (CD) 44 95 22.00 
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Leaderboard Golf 49.95 23.00 H 
World ol Illusion 44.95 22.00 Hi 
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Curse ot the Azure 4995 30 00 
Cyber Spin 44 95 22 00 

Cybernator 49 95 2500 

D Force 3995 1600 

D. Sullivans Indy 4995 3000 
DanusTwm 39 95 16.00 

Deadly Moves 49.95 30.00 
Death Valley Rally 44,95 23.00 
Desert Stnke 49 95 28 00 

Dig Spike Volleyball SB Si 30 00 
Dmo City 4495 25 00 

Doomsday Warnor 49 95 30 00 
Dragons Lair 49.9530.00 

Dragonstnxe 49 95 30.00 

Drakkhen 34.95 16.00 

Dream Probe 49 95 30 00 
Dream TV 4995 30.00 

Dungeon Master 59.95 35.00 
Earth Del Force 44 95 2200 
Equinox 4995 30 00 

EVO 4995 3000 

Extra innings 44 95 22 00 

F Zero 39 95 20 00 

FlRO.C. 49 95 30 00 

Fables S Fnends 49 95 30 00 

Faceball 2000 44 95 20.00 

FatalFury 54.95 35.00 

Final Fantasy 2 44,95 20.00 

Final Fantasy 

Mystic Ouest 39 95 18.00 

Final Fight 3995 18.00 

Final Fight 2 54.95 35.00 

Fireppwer 2000 44 95 22 00 

First Samurai 4995 30 .00 

Football Fury 599 5 35 00 

Game Genie w book54.95 35.00 
Gemlire 54 9 5 30.00 

G. Foreman Boxing 4495 22 00 
Goal 4995 2500 

Gods 49 95 30 00 

GotdenEmpire 49 95 30.00 

Golden Fighter 49.95 30 00 
Great Waldo Search49 95 30 00 
Gunlorce 49 95 22 00 

Harleys Humongous 

Adventure 49.95 30.00 
HI the Ice 49.95 30.00 
Hole in One Goll 39.95 16.00 


Power Moves 49.95-30.00 

Power Punch 3 49 95 30 00 

Prince ol Persia 49 95 25.00 

Pro Ouanerback 449 5 22 00 

Pugleys Scav Hum 49,95-30.00 

_ Push Over 44 9 5 22.00 

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James Bond Jr 44 95 22 00 
■ pardy 49 95 30 00 

ionnors Tenms 49.95 30.00 
...and Mac 44.95 20.00 
John Madden F B 34.95 16 00 
John Madden 93 4995 28 00 

Kablooey 44.95 22.00 

Kawasaki Challenged .95 30.00 
King Arthur 49.95 30.00 
King ol Monsters 4995 30.00 
„ Krusty s Funhouse 44 95 22.00 
\ Lagoon 39.95 20 00 

° Leg Mystical Ninja 44 95 22 00 
u Lemmings 44.95 22.00 


Railroad Tychoon 599 5 35 00 
Rampan 44.95 22 00 

Rival Turl 44.95 20.00 

Road Riot 49 95 30 00 

Robocop 3 49 95-25.00 

Robosaurus 4995-3000 
Rocketeer 44 95 20 00 

Rocky S Bullwmkle 49 95 30.00 
Rom 3 Kingdoms 2 49 95 30 00 
Roundball 49.95 25 00 

RPM Racing 44 95 22.00 

Run Saber 49 95 30 00 

Search U/tralorce 49 95 30.00 
Shadowrun 49.95 30 00 

Shanghai 2 49.95 30 00 

SimCny 39 95 20 00 

SmEanh 54.95 32.00 

Skins Game 44 95 22.00 
Skuliagger 49.95 25 00 

Slapshot 49.95 30.00 

Smart Ball 39.9520 00 
Smash TV 39.95 20.00 
Some Blast Man 49 95 30 00 
Soul Blazer 44 95 22 00 
Space Football 44,95-22.00 
Space Megaforce 44 95 22.00 

S s Quest 44 95 22.00 
IT Shot 49 95 30.00 
a/I 49.95-30 00 

Spiderman X Men 4995 26.00 
Spmdizzy 44 95 22,00 

Spoilt 44 95 2200 

Street Combat 49 9 5 30 00 
Street Fighter II 59.95-35.00 
Stnke Gunner 44.95-22.00 
Super Adv Island 44 95-22 00 
Sup Base Sim 1.000 44.9520.00 
Sup Bases Loaded 39 95 18.00 
Super Batter Up 44 9 522 00 
Super Battletank 4995 25 00 
Super Battietoads 54 95-30 00 
Super Bowling 44.95-22.00 
Super Combatnbes 49.9530.00 
Super Conflict 54.95 30 .00 
Sup Ghouls Ghosts 44 95 18 00 
Super Hgh Impact 49.95 30.00 
Super James Pond 49.95 30 00 
Super Mano Kan 44,95 20.00 
Super Mano World 2995 1200 
Super Nm/a Boy 49 95 30.00 
Super Oil Road 4995 22 00 
Sup Play Action FB 39.95-20 00 
Super Slam Dunk 79 95 50 .00 
Super Soccer 39.95 20.00 
Sup Soccer Champ 44 95-22.00 
Super Star Wars 59 95-30 00 
Super Stnke Eagle 49 95' 30.00 
Super Troll Land 4995-30.00 
Super Tumcan 49.95 30 .00 
Super Valis IV 49953000 
Super Widget 49.95 30 00 
Super Wrestlemama 3995 20.00 
Superman 49.95-30.00 

Syvahon 4995 30 00 

T2 Arcade Game 4995 30.00 
T2 Judgement Day 49 95 30 00 
Tecmo NBA Bball 54 95 32 00 
T.M.NT 4 4495 22.00 


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ienal Assault 299515.00 
llien 3 29 9515.00 

Ariel Lillie Mermaid 29.95 15.00 
Ax Battler 24 95-12 00 

Batman Returns 2995 15.00 
Batter Up 2495-12.00 

Berlin Walls 24.95 12.00 

Castle ol Illusion 24 95 1200 

Chakan 2995 15.00 

Chase HO 24 95 12 00 

Chess Master 24 95 1200 

Chuck Rock 2995 1500 

Clutch Hitter 24.95 12.00 

Crystal Warnors 2495 1200 

D Robinson s Sup Cl 24.95 1200 

Defenders ol Oasis 29 9515 00 
Devilish 24 95 1200 

Donald Duck 24 95 12.00 

Dragon Crystal 19.95 10 00 

Eternal Legend 24.95-12.00 
Evan. Holylield Box. 29 95 15.00 
Fantasy Zone 1995-1000 
G LOC 24 95 12 00 

George Foreman K024.95 12.00 

Golden Axe 24 95 1200 

Halley Wars 1995 10 00 

Home Alone 29.95 15.00 

Indiana Jones 29.95-15.00 
Joe Montana F B 1995-10 00 
Junction 19.9510.00 

Klax 2495 1200 

Leaderboard Golf 24 95 12.00 
Lemmings 29.9512.00 

Maiors Pro Baseball 2995-15.00 
Marble Madness 2995-15.00 
Ninja Gaiden 24.95-12.00 
Olynmic Gold 2995 12 00 

Out Run 24 95 12 00 

Outrun Europe 29 95 15.00 

Pac Man 1995 10.00 

Paperboy 2995-15.00 

Popils 24,95 12 00 

Predator 2 29.95 15.00 

Prince ol Persia 3495 20.00 

Pro Basketball 29.95 15.00 

Psychic Worid 1995 10 00 

Putt 6 Puller 24 95 12.00 

Rastan Saga 24 95 12 00 

RC Grand Prix 24 95 12.00 

Real Deal Boxmg 2995 15.00 

Revenge ol Drancon 1995 10 00 

Shmotk 1995 10 00 

Shinobi II 2995-15.00 

Simpsons 2995 15.00 

Smash TV 29 95 1500 

Solitaire Poker 24.9512.00 
Some Hedgehog 19 95 r “ 
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Streets ol Rage 2995 15 00 

Super Goll 29 95 15 00 

Super Mpnaco GP 19 95 10.00 

Super Oil Road 2995-15.00 

Space Invaders 2995-15.00 
Talespm 29 95 1500 

TazMama 29 95 15 00 

Terminator 2995-15.00 

Wheel ol Fortune 29 95 12 00 
Wimbledon Tenms 29.95 12.00 


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Cybernator 

$52.00 

Fatal Fury 

$54.00 

Poem of Angel 2 

$ Call 

Batman Returns 

$52.00 

X-Men 

$47.00 

Rainbow Island 

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Super Strike Eagle 

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Tony La Russa Baseball 

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Macross 2036 

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Terminator 

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Hard Ball 3 

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Super Big Brothers 

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Tiny Toon Adv. 

$49.00 

OutRun 2019 

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Bonks 3 (PC) 

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Batman Returns (CD) 

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Star Fox 

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Rise of the Dragon (CD) 

$47.00 

Imagine Fight 2 

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Super Conflict 

$52.00 

After Burner 3 (CD) 

$45.00 

Lord of Thunder (Turbo Duo) 

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Tecmo NBA Basketball 

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Dragon Ball 2 

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Dead Dance 

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Art of Fighting 

$189.00 

Super Tetris 2 

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Final Fight 

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World Hero 

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F-l Grand Prix (2) 

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Jaguar XJ 220 

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Super Side Kicks 

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ADVERTISER INDEX 

ADVERTISER 

PAGE 

ADVERTISER 

PAGE 

Absolute 

81 

Ocean 

180(OBC) 

Acclaim 

5,47,57,137,139,141,143 

Pandemonium 

79 

Accolade 

33,119,121,SI-5,16 

Renovation 

11,89 

Activision 

91 

Sega 

6-7,64-65 

Asciiware 

48-49,51,53 

Seika 

69 

Bre Software 

173 

Software Etc. 

19 

Buena Vista 

15 

Software Toolworks 

123,125 

Bullet Proof 

3 

STD Entertainment 

25,27 

Chips & Bits 

135 

SunSoft 

75,97,117,179(IBC) 

Data East 

76-77 

Taito 

59,87 

DTMC 

93,95 

Takara 

55,99 

Electronic Arts 

12-13 

Tecmo 

38-39 

Enix America 

17 

Tengen 

22-23,73,SI-2-3 

Game Shock 

172 

Tradewest 

41 

Game Stuff 

172 

TSR 

71 

Interplay 

132-133 

Turbo Tech 

44-45,152-154 

Irem America 

85 

UBI Soft 

35 

Japan Video Games 

174 

Vic Tokai 

82-83,127 

Koei 

67 

Virgin Games 

9,60-61,158-159,SI-8-9 

Konami 

2(IFC) 

Working Designs 

29,31 

Master the Game 

157 




Contest Winners 


Star Wars Contest 

Help us Obi-Wan Kenobi! 

The correct answers to our 
Star Wars contest are: 

1) B 2) A 3) A 
4) C 5) B 6) C 

Here are the rest 
of the winners and thanks 
to all those who entered: 


First Prize - Darth Vader Mask: 

Deshawn Bullinger,Chicago, IL; Stanford O'Brien, Rock Island, 
IL; Kirk Waterstram, Johnstown, PA; Rich Brandt, Wexford,PA; 
Jeremiah Colonna-Romano, Stow, MA. 

Second Prize - "Making of Star Wars" Video: 

Jo Thompson, Santa Rosa, Ca; Claude Barklay, Bartow, CA; 
Greg Simi, Oakland, CA; David Ferguson, Atlanta,GA; Matthew 
McGinn, Alexandria, VA. 

Third Prize - Star Wars T-Shirt: 

Abigail Delk, Ashboro, NC; AnthonyBrowski, 

Stevensville, Ml; Theodore Dobson,Scotsdale, AZ; 

Max Cookson, Inola, OK; Cynthia Hildebrandt, Bridgeman, Ml; 
Shaun Abraham, Carrollton,TX; Willie Rendon, El Paso, TX; 
Dom Carlucci, Newtown, CT; Darren Duvall, Riverdale, GA; 

Guy Taylor, Atascadero, CA. 



Jeffrey Crosno of 
Coconut Grove, FL. is the 
Grand Prize Winner. His 
face will appear in Super 
Empire Strikes Back! 


Andre Agassi Contest 

Game, Set and Match to Donna Swope of Littleton, CO. She 
is the Grand prize winner in our Andre Agassi contest. The 
Correct answers to our questions were: 

1. A - England; 2. B - Forehand; and 3 . C - American Indoor. 
As Donna wins a leather jacket with the image of the Andre 
Agassi tennis box embossed on the back. 

First Prize - Andre Agassi Tennis video game from TecMagik: 

Jillian Paul, Palmyra,PA; Butch Alexander, Gilmer,TX; Loren 
Post, Ewa Beach,HI;Art Sauve' Kenner,LA; Fred Bianchini, Mt. 
Vernon, WA; Juanita Lewis, Greensboro,NC; Josh Fraase, 
West Fargo,ND; Laurie Griffith, Southfield, Ml; Jonna Richison, 
Gainsville.MO; Denise Schorr, Plymouth,MN. 

Second Prize - Andre Agassi fanny Pack: 

Seth Laursen, Escondido, CA; James Wurtz, Astoria, NY; 
Richard Dublin, Columbus, OH; Marti Brown, Benton Harbor, 
Ml; Scott Oakley, Manikan Sabot, VA; Diane Daily, Baltimore, 
MD; Patrick Mills, Scranton, PA; Elizabeth Wright, Washington, 
GA; Anne Segura, Gilbert, AZ; Karen Morphis, Woodland Hills, 
CA; Doug Vybiral, Houston, TX; Joseph Milak, Franklin, NJ; 
Bernard McAuliffe, Fishkill, NY; George Fitts, W. Columbia, 

SC; Marlene Motola, Los Angeles, CA; Harriet Ferguson, Char¬ 
lotte, NC; Willard Prevost, Hamlin, NY; Linda Litalien, Bridge- 
water, MA; Jim Macicha, Lakeland, FL; Gail Weider, Winston, 
GA; Betty Babcock, Congress, AZ; Yolanda Hale, Danville, IL; 
Thomas McClendon, Honolulu, HI; Colleena McHugh,Bel¬ 
mont,CA; Dan Gauvin,Bangor,ME. 

Congratulations to all the winners and 
thank you to all who entered. 


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Came 

Score 

Player 

Addam's Family 

1,034,200 

Stephen Krogman 


After Burner 

13,572,900 

Christopher Sims 

Adventure Island 2 

272,040 

Edouard Charbonneau 

4 

Altered Beast 

234,400 

Alex Stamos 

Batman 

6,802,500 

Jeff Arensmeyer 

Black Belt 

999,900 

Rob Siegmann 

Battletoads 

999,999 

Jason Klinger 

■5 

Double Dragon 

627,000 

Todd Feller 

Castlevania 

999,990 

Jeff Adkins 


Moonwalker 

21,020 

Vince Tennant 

Double Dragon 2 

9,999,990 

Edouard Charbonneau 


The Ninja 

1,924,650 

Vince Tennant 

Dr. Mario 

1,026,600 

Richard Sauther 

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Pro Wrestling 

996,400 

Vince Tennant 

Godzilla 

11,111,310 

David Wright 

■1 

Rampage 

998,155 

Christopher Sims 

8 Eyes 

10,172,458 

Kelly McKenzie 


Rastan 

31,139,300 

Christopher Sims 

Iron Sword 

1,314,416 

Jeff Adkins 

VI 

R-Type 

1,128,500 

Brian Gaudreault 

Marble Madness 

147,110 

Jason Turka 


Shinobi 

1,165,750 

Todd Bustillo 

Paperboy 

191,300 

Glenn Stockwell 


Space Harrier 3-D 

40,888,900 

David Flores 

Rampage 

42,999,963 

Stephen Krogman 




Road Blasters 

999,999 

Ralph Barbagallo 




Player 

Robocop 

112,081 

Jason Turka 


Came 

Score 

Sqoon 

12,012,210 

Glen Stockwell 

m 

Batman 

1,342,200 

Christopher Sims 

Sup r Mario Bros. 3 

9,999,990 

Sergio Stugar 

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Buster Douglas 

23,554,640 

Richard Sauther 

Tetris 

999,365 

Richard Sauther 


Castle of Illusion 

29,218,800 

John Stukey 

T.M.N.T. 3 

934,600 

Rick Lico 

VI 

Curse 

10,560,300 

Jeff Yonan 




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Desert Strike 

2,721,500 

Tony Constantini 

Came 

Score 

Player 

Ghouls & Ghosts 
Gaiares 

6,195,100 

1,791,041 

Richard Sauther 
Jim Hakola 

Act Raiser 

161,900 

T.J. Rappel 

Musha 

155,997,820 

Teddy Meadows 

Contra 3 

9,999,999 

David Wright 

S 

Rolling Thunder 2 

2,682,810 

Curtis Clare 

Final Fight 

2,712,343 

Mike Mullins 


Sonic the Hedgehog 

9,999,990 

Brian Herrmann 

Pit Fighter 

1,777,510 

Carlton Barnes 


Streets of Rage 

999,990 

Jamison Scott 

Street Fighter 2 

1,161,100 

Francis Ibanez 

Q 

Toe Jam & Earl 

999 

Richard Sauther 

Super Adventure Island 

650,000 

Jeff Adkins 





Super R-Type 

9,999,900 

David Rumsey 





Super Smash T.V. 

57,697,125 

Christopher Sims 


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Score 

Player 




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Alien Crush 

999,999,900 

Barry Bowman 

Came 

Score 

Player 

s 

Bloody Wolf 

Cyber Core 

35,764,000 

9,999,900 

Rikky Graham 
Josh Winter 

1943 

2,947,360 

Brian Chapel 


Dragon Spirit 

639,670 

Randy Lewis 

After Burner 

68,588,000 

November Kelly 

■■ 

Fighting Streets 

1,590,900 

Dennis Crowley 

APB 

1,002,324 

Greg Gibson 

Ml 

Galaga 90 

1,504,140 

Jeff Yonan 

Diner(PIN) 

89,220,000 

Steve Ryno 


Klax 

3,460,750 

Jonathon Paleologos 

Double Dragon 

146,860 

Andy Baran 


Monster Lair 

561,090 

Paul Cinker 

Hard Drivin' 

529,800 

Jerry Landers 

a 

Ninja Spirit 

99,999,900 

Mike Curran 

Klax 

3,205,000 

Leong Su Chin 

Parasol Stars 

83,062,560 

Justin Haworth 

Outrun 

49,050,270 

Dan Lee 

h 

R-Type 

999,800 

Chris Nygaard 

Street Fighter II 

Finished 

Stephan Krogman 

Splatterhouse 

99,999,900 

Chris Nygaard 

Super Contra 

10,640,310 

Martin Alessi 


Super Star Soldier 

13,442,900 

Jeff Yonan 


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